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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 681
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In Memory |
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of |
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John E. Tomlin |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Shelby County Judge John E. Tomlin, who |
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died July 21, 2009, at the age of 65; and |
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WHEREAS, The Honorable John E. Tomlin had served as Shelby |
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County Judge since January of 2007; he was proud of his community |
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and was dedicated to making Shelby County a better place to live; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, He was especially committed to working with local |
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officials on behalf of the community, and he was recognized for |
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his work with the county commissioners that resulted in |
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significant improvement in county roads; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Tomlin was a champion of the Texas |
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Department of Agriculture's Go Texan Retirement Community |
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project and started a program to recognize Center High School |
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seniors for their overall contributions to their school and to |
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those around them; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a member of the First United Methodist |
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Church, the Sons of the Republic of Texas, and the Historical |
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Society; he was truly an asset for Shelby County, and he will be |
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long remembered for his honesty, his reliability, his devotion to |
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duty, and his love for his fellow man; and |
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WHEREAS, John Tomlin was born on November 23, 1943, in |
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Center, Texas, to Dewey Edward Tomlin and Nera Edna Ford Tomlin; |
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he met his wife, Ann, while he was a student at Lamar State |
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University, and they were married for 44 years; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his wife, he left behind to mourn |
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his loss his daughters and son-in-law, Angie Tomlin and Eric |
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Wilkins and Suzanne Tomlin; his brother, Newton Tomlin; and other |
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members of 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 pay tribute to the life and legacy of Shelby |
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County Judge John E. Tomlin; and, be it 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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honor of the Honorable John E. Tomlin. |
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Nichols |
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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 March 31, 2011, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |