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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Residents of Lubbock County lost an esteemed civic |
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leader with the death of Steven Jones on June 25, 2012, at the age of |
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59; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Charlie and Peggy Wilson Jones, Steve |
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Jones was born on February 21, 1953, in Lubbock; he graduated from |
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New Deal High School and attended Texas Tech University before |
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returning to the farm where he grew up; in 1973, he married his high |
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school sweetheart, Patti James, and they became the parents of |
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three sons, Chad, Casey, and Charles; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jones had an abiding love of the land, and he |
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began his long career in the agricultural industry with his father, |
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operating under the name Charlie and Steve Jones Farms and later |
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Jones Produce; for the last 12 years of his life, he ran S&P Jones |
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Farms with his wife and his son Casey; moreover, he was a partner in |
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Jones and Young Livestock, breeding swine that won awards in 4-H and |
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FFA livestock shows across Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and |
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Wyoming; in 1982, he was recognized with the Outstanding Young |
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Farmer of Texas award; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to preserving the livelihood of farmers |
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across the state, Mr. Jones was a member of the Boll Weevil |
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Eradication Program, served as president of the Lubbock County Ag |
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Committee and the Lubbock County Farm Bureau, and was an active |
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leader with the Texas AgriLife Demonstration Trials; he further |
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contributed to his community as a member of the New Deal First |
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Methodist Church; in addition, he served on the New Deal |
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Independent School District Board of Trustees for 12 years, |
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including several years as president; and |
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WHEREAS, When not working or volunteering, Mr. Jones loved |
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spending time with his family; he was also an avid bird hunter, and |
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he greatly enjoyed bow hunting; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Steve Jones is deeply missed, memories of |
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his warm smile, wonderful sense of humor, and dedication to the work |
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he loved remain to comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Steve Jones and extend deepest |
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sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Patti; to his |
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sons, Chad and Casey and his wife, Lacy; to his sisters, Rita Binder |
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and her husband, Bobby, Deanie Allen, and Karen Dunn and her |
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husband, Rickey; to his brother, Phillip Jones, and his wife, |
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Denise; and to his other relatives and many 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 Legislature |
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adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Steve Jones. |