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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 101
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In Memory |
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of |
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Robert Wingate, Sr. |
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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 Robert Wingate, |
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Sr., who died July 6, 2013, at the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert Wingate was born on May 7, 1929, in |
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Whitney, Texas; after graduating from Whitney High School, he |
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worked for Convair in Fort Worth; he later joined the United |
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States Army and served his country in Korea; he married Katie |
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Cunningham on June 27, 1953; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Wingate served as a machinist for General |
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Dynamics in Fort Worth for 42 years; he retired to Blum in 1982, |
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and he returned to Fort Worth in 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, He loved to watch the Texas Rangers and enjoyed |
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woodworking, dogs, and bluegrass music; he also enjoyed raising |
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cows and crops and rebuilding old tractors; he was a member of the |
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International Association of Machinists; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Wingate was devoted to his wife, Katie, and to |
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his five children, 13 grandchildren, and seven |
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great-grandchildren; he was a man of integrity and strength who |
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was respected for his accomplishments, and he leaves behind |
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memories that will be treasured forever by his family and many |
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friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Robert Wingate, Sr.; and, |
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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 Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Robert Wingate, Sr. |
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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 30, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |