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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 16
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In Memory |
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William Gipson Blackmon, Jr. |
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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 William Gipson |
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Blackmon, Jr., who died June 13, 2013, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Blackmon was born on November 7, 1920, on a |
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farm in Springtown and grew up in difficult times during the |
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Great Depression; he was a student at North Side High School and |
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excelled as a member of the school's football team; he was |
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awarded a football scholarship at Texas Christian University, |
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where due to his height, he was given the name of "Floppy," and |
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where he eventually became captain of the basketball team; and |
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WHEREAS, He met his wife, Genevieve Able, at the |
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university, and they spent 68 years together in a fulfilling |
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marriage and raised three sons, Bill, Kirk, and Greg; they were |
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blessed with 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Floppy served as an officer in the United States |
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Navy and was captain of a small boat in the Battle of Saipan; |
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after working for a furniture company, he went on to join his good |
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friend, Scott Mooring, in a business partnership; they perfected |
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a steam carpet cleaning machine and founded a highly successful |
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carpet and upholstery cleaning company, Blackmon Mooring; and |
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WHEREAS, He and his wife were devoted Texas Christian |
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University alumni and were chosen as recipients of the Most |
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Valuable Alumni Award in 1994; they proudly watched 13 members of |
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their family follow in their footsteps as Texas Christian |
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University students; Floppy and Genevieve were also longtime |
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active members of University Christian Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Floppy Blackmon was known for his integrity, his |
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sense of humor, his kindhearted nature, and his genuine concern |
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for others; he was an exemplary gentleman who was beloved by |
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many, and he will long be remembered with affection and |
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appreciation by all who were privileged to share in his life; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of William Gipson Blackmon, |
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Jr.; and, be it further |
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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 Floppy Blackmon. |
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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, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |