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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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death of Gerald Glen Bawcum of Paris, Texas, on August 12, 2012, at |
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the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, Jerry Bawcum was born on April 22, 1938, in |
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Holladay, Tennessee, to James Glen and Ann Woods Bawcum; he grew up |
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in Chicago, and after graduating from high school, he served in the |
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U.S. Army for three years; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1960, Mr. Bawcum was joined in matrimony to |
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Judith Ann Stark, and they shared a loving relationship that was |
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ended only by his death; together they were blessed with four |
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children, Diana, Glen, Matt, and Andrea, and eight grandchildren; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A successful automobile dealer for four decades, Mr. |
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Bawcum and his wife opened the Bawcum Motor Company in Idabel, |
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Oklahoma, in 1973; he went on to own dealerships all across |
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southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas, and in 1989, he opened |
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Toyota of Paris with his sons Glen and Matt; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bawcum was an active member of Our Lady of |
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Victory Catholic Church, serving as a lector and volunteering with |
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the St. Vincent de Paul Society; he was also active with St. |
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Joseph's Community Foundation, Meals on Wheels, and Agape House; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Jerry Bawcum loved reading and traveling, and he |
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delighted in preparing meals for his family and friends; he |
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expressed his competitive spirit with rousing games of tennis, |
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softball, and cards, and after resisting it for years, took up golf |
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and learned to love that as well; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, his faith, and his community, |
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Jerry Bawcum lived life to the fullest, and those who were |
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privileged to know him will forever treasure their memories of his |
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warmth and joie de vivre; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Gerald Glen |
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Bawcum and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: |
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to his wife of 52 years, Judith Bawcum; to his children, Diana |
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McDonald and her husband, John, Glen Bawcum and his wife, Tracy, |
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Matt Bawcum and his wife, LeAnna, and Andrea Irwin and her husband, |
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Walt; to his grandchildren, Amanda Irwin, Kristen Richmond and her |
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husband, Jared, Alec Bawcum, Kyle Bawcum, Andi Bawcum, Marc Bawcum, |
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Nick Irwin, and Chandler Bawcum; and to his other relatives and |
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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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Gerald Glen Bawcum. |