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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Lee Len Clardy of Suwanee, Georgia, who died on February |
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14, 2013, at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, Lee Clardy was born in Zephyr, Texas, on December 9, |
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1917, to Ernest and Beulah Clardy, and he grew up in nearby |
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Brownwood, where he was admired for his leadership abilities and |
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his skill at sports and singing; after attending John Tarleton |
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College, he earned his bachelor's degree at The University of Texas |
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and subsequently returned to Tarleton to take a position as dean of |
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men; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Clardy answered his nation's call to duty during |
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World War II and joined the U.S. Navy; serving as a gunnery officer |
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on the USS Arkansas, he saw action in three of the most important |
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invasions of the war, in Normandy and on the islands of Okinawa and |
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Iwo Jima; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his military service, Mr. Clardy embarked |
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on a career in human resources with his employment by the P. H. |
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Glatfelter Company in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania; returning to |
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Texas, he went to work for the Champion Paper Company in Houston |
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until he was transferred to Dunwoody, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, |
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in 1970; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Clardy was active in his community and was a |
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valued member of the Dunwoody United Methodist Church and the Rose |
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Society; he remained proud of his service to his country, and he |
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often dressed in his Navy uniform to share his experiences at school |
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assemblies; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Clardy enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, the former Julia Barnes from Brownwood, |
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with whom he shared 64 rewarding years; he also took great pride in |
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their children, Alan and Janet; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family and his faith, Lee Clardy was |
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an optimistic and outgoing man who delighted in sharing his robust |
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sense of humor, and the generosity with which he lived his life will |
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forever inspire all who had the good fortune to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Lee Len Clardy and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his son, Alan Clardy, and his wife, Allison; to his |
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daughter, Janet Clardy Hellman, and her husband, Jon; to his |
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grandchildren, Glenn, Alexis, Eric, Greg, and Julia; and to his |
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other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Lee Len |
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Clardy. |