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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Charlie Marshall has devoted a lifetime of service |
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to the community of Aransas Pass, and in so doing he has benefited |
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countless Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Skidmore, Mr. Marshall arrived in |
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Aransas Pass in 1949 and soon after established his business, |
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Charlie Marshall Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc., of which he |
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remains the sole proprietor; in addition to operating the firm's |
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two facilities in Aransas Pass and Rockport, he is president of its |
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board of directors, and his ventures further include development of |
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land subdivisions in nine Texas counties; and |
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WHEREAS, His leadership in his profession is widely |
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recognized and respected; he is a past president of what is now the |
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Texas Funeral Service Commission and is one of its longest serving |
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members; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Marshall additionally has invested considerable |
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time and energy in the local education system and in the welfare of |
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schoolchildren; first elected a trustee for the Aransas Pass |
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Independent School District in 1959, he retired in 2012 as the |
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longest serving member of a public school board in the state of |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, This exemplary civic leader founded the Aransas Pass |
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Associated Charities in 1952 and led the organization as president |
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for over three decades; moreover, he played a key role in the |
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construction of the Aransas Pass Public Library and the Aransas |
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Pass Memorial Tower, having held seats on the boards of both |
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initiatives, and he has been a board member for the Prairie View |
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Cemetery Association since 1960; a past president of the Aransas |
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Pass Chamber of Commerce, he is also a former board member for the |
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San Patricio County Red Cross and a life member of the Ingleside |
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Veterans of Foreign Wars; his involvement in Aransas Pass Masonic |
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Lodge No. 1018 dates back nearly 65 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Acclaimed for his outstanding work in the community, |
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Mr. Marshall has been recognized by the Texas Funeral Directors |
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Association, the Texas Ambulance Association, and the Aransas Pass |
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High School Band, which he has generously supported; in 1997, as a |
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tribute to his numerous contributions to the public education |
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system, a local elementary school was named in his honor; among |
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myriad other accolades, he is a Citizen of the Year honoree and a |
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recipient of the coveted Murl Smith Award, and he was presented with |
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an award from Rockport American G.I. Forum No. 324 in appreciation |
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of his half-century of work in behalf of military veterans; and |
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WHEREAS, Tireless in his drive to make his community an even |
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better place in which to live, Charlie Marshall has set an inspiring |
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example of civic engagement, and the people of Aransas Pass are |
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indeed fortunate to count him among their most distinguished fellow |
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residents; now, 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 honor Charlie Marshall for |
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his many public-spirited achievements and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Marshall as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |