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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Lafayette Bates Proffitt Jr. on the joyous occasion of |
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his 100th birthday, which he celebrated June 10, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Lafayette Proffitt was born June 10, 1913, near |
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Proffitt, Texas, in Young County; he graduated from Newcastle |
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High School in 1931, where he played in the school's first |
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football game and the first football game he had ever seen; he was |
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a star athlete who also played basketball and ran track, and he |
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excelled in his literature classes; and |
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WHEREAS, After working on a ranch in New Mexico, he |
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returned to Newcastle, and on January 20, 1936, he married Velma |
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Elizabeth Harlow; the couple was blessed with three children, 10 |
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grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and one |
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great-great-grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Proffitt worked for 37 years as an employee of |
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United Gas Pipeline in Olney and Pettus; he and his wife were avid |
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sports fans and attended nearly every sporting event in Pettus; |
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at the age of 99, Mr. Proffitt attended the Texas State Track Meet |
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in Austin to watch his great-granddaughter participate; and |
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WHEREAS, He celebrated his 100th birthday with family and |
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friends and is attending a community party in his honor on June 30 |
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at the Pettus Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his life, he has been noted for his |
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determination, his spirited and engaging personality, and his |
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enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby recognize Lafayette |
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Bates Proffitt Jr. as a treasured citizen of our state and extend |
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to him congratulations on the grand occasion of his 100th |
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birthday; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Zaffirini |
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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 July 9, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |