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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dale Priour, a renowned figure in the Central Texas |
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wool and mohair industry, passed away on June 30, 2013, at the age |
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of 91, drawing to a close a life filled with meaningful |
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achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Kerr County, Mr. Priour attended The |
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University of Texas before valiantly serving his country as a pilot |
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in the Pacific theater during World War II; following his return to |
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civilian life, he joined the family business, a wool and mohair |
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warehouse in Ingram; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Priour's dedicated work over the ensuing decades |
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helped the company to expand to include locations throughout the |
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region; moreover, his campaign among ranchers to improve the |
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quality of their product enabled the Lone Star State to become the |
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number one supplier of high-grade mohair in the world; and |
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WHEREAS, An involved member of his community, Mr. Priour was |
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a Master Mason of the 32nd Degree for more than 65 years; in his free |
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time, he was an avid beekeeper and enjoyed boating, waterskiing, |
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and other outdoor activities; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Priour cherished his faith and his family; he |
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and his wife, Edna "Beebsie" Priour, shared a rewarding marriage |
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before she passed away, and he took great pride in his children, |
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Gary, Lary, Dalene, and Nancy, and his 16 grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of a |
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man's life, some individuals leave their unmistakable mark on the |
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world as they move through it, and Dale Priour's contributions will |
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long resonate in the lives of all who knew him; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Dale Priour and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his children, Gary Priour and his wife, Carol, Lary |
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Priour and his wife, Georgia, Dalene Priour Taylor and her husband, |
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Marc, and Nancy Priour Hopkins and her husband, Wesley; to his |
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grandchildren, Michael Priour, Candice Welhausen, Charles |
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Welhausen, Jennifer Phelps, Marc Taylor, Jr., Travis Priour, Luke |
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Priour, David Priour, Emily Phelps, Jonah Priour, Katherine Phelps, |
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Megan Taylor, Jacob Phelps, Camille Priour, Kayleb Priour, and |
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William Hopkins; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Dale |
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Priour. |