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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 177
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In Memory |
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William Barton Harris |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of William Barton Harris, who died December |
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16, 2010, at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, William Barton Harris was born in Denison on |
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August 16, 1943, to W. T. and Helen Harris; he moved to Bangs, |
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Texas, and graduated from high school there in 1961; and |
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WHEREAS, He earned a degree in range and forestry at Texas |
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A&M University in 1966; he then entered the Naval Flight Program |
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and received his wings as a United States Navy aviator; he served |
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his country for 12 years, including three years in Vietnam; and |
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WHEREAS, He married Ann Friend of Austin in 1966; they |
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moved to Bangs after Barton finished his military service, and |
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he purchased the local meat-processing plant; he owned a |
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cow-calf operation and Harris Meats of Bangs for 15 years; in |
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1988, he moved to the industrial park in Brownwood as the owner |
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of the W. T. Harris Company; and |
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WHEREAS, Barton was active in many professional |
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associations, served as president of the Texas Oklahoma Meat |
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Processors Association for four years, and served on the boards |
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of directors of the Brown County Farm Bureau, the Brownwood |
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Airport, and the Brown County Fair Association; and |
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WHEREAS, He was very involved with local law enforcement |
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and over the years had received much recognition and numerous |
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awards from several groups for his dedication and loyalty, |
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including the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Abilene |
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District Highway Patrol, and the Texas Department of Public |
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Safety Criminal Intelligence Service; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a member of the inaugural board for Crime |
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Stoppers in Brown County in 1984 and last year helped expand the |
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organization's coverage into Coleman and Mills Counties; he |
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served the Bangs community as president of McDaniel Cemetery for |
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many years, and he provided gun safety instruction to many young |
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people in the Texas 4-H program and let them use his skeet range; |
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he was a member of the First Baptist Church in Brownwood for 34 |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, Barton loved the family ranch, which was first |
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settled by his grandparents in 1917; he purchased adjoining land |
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in order to maintain the family legacy of pioneer landowners in |
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Brown County; a gracious and hospitable gentleman, he enjoyed |
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entertaining and hosting events at the ranch; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and |
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grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured |
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forever by his family and his many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby honor the life of William Barton Harris and |
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extend sincere condolences to his bereaved family; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of William Barton Harris. |
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Fraser |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 7, 2011, by |
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a rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |