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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and fellow firefighters are |
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mourning the untimely passing of Stanley Allen Wilson of Dallas |
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Fire-Rescue, who died in the line of duty on May 20, 2013, at the age |
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of 51; and |
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WHEREAS, Stan Wilson was born in Dallas on August 18, 1961, to |
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Jess and Nell Pressly Wilson; after graduating from Lake Highlands |
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High School in 1979, he went on to earn a bachelor's degree in |
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business administration from The University of Texas at Austin in |
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1984; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan joined Dallas Fire-Rescue in |
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1985 and served with courage and distinction for 28 years, |
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achieving certification as a master firefighter; he spent two |
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decades with the crew at Station 53, where he was second driver; and |
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WHEREAS, Stan Wilson married Jenny Reeves in 1992, and the |
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couple became the proud parents of two sons, Noah and Luke; |
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Mr. Wilson put his family at the center of his life, and he took |
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deep satisfaction in his roles as husband and father; he served as |
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quartermaster of his sons' Boy Scout troop, and he was also active, |
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together with his family, in Park Cities Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Stan Wilson lived a rich and purposeful life, |
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dedicating himself without reserve to his family, his faith, and |
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his community, and his unfailing example of valor and selflessness |
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will continue to inspire all who were blessed 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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Stanley Allen Wilson and extend sincere condolences to the members |
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of his family: to his wife, Jenny Wilson; to his sons, Noah and Luke |
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Wilson; to his mother, Nell Pressly Wilson; to his sister, Teri |
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Martin, and her husband, Dean; to his brother, Ken Wilson, and his |
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wife, Kristi; to his nieces and nephews, Brittany and Tyler Wilson |
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and Cyndi and Jacob Martin; and to his other relatives and many |
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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 Stanley |
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Allen Wilson. |