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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 85
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In Memory |
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of |
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Jerry Eugene Hames |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Fort Worth in mourning the loss of Jerry Eugene |
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Hames, who died May 24, 2013, at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, Jerry Hames was born in Norman, Oklahoma; he |
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graduated from Norman High School, where he was president of the |
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Future Farmers of America and where he met his wife of 56 years, |
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Peggy Watt; and |
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WHEREAS, He earned a bachelor of science degree from |
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Oklahoma University and a master of science degree from the |
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University of Southern California; after college, he joined the |
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United States Army as an ordnance officer; and |
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WHEREAS, Jerry became an aeronautical engineer and forged |
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a successful career with Lockheed Martin; he worked in Texas and |
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California and retired in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, He was an exemplary gentleman who was devoted to |
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his family; he and his wife raised three children, and they were |
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blessed with eight grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a generous, kindhearted person who was |
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respected in the community for his accomplishments; he gave |
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unselfishly to others, and he was beloved by many, and he will |
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long be remembered with affection and appreciation by all who |
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were privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Jerry Eugene Hames; and, be |
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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 |
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Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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so in memory of Jerry Hames. |
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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 June 18, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |