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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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death of Jack Edwin Harris, Sr., of Arlington on November 29, 2011, |
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at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 27, 1923, in Hays, Kansas, Jack Harris |
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moved to Los Angeles as a young man and pursued a career in show |
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business; he soon met and fell in love with Joanne O'Hara, an |
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actress at the Pasadena Playhouse, and they were married in 1944; |
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the couple remained in the area for nearly a decade, during which |
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time Mr. Harris founded a theater and produced and directed many |
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plays; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1953, he and his family moved to Arlington, where |
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Mr. Harris practiced law, became a real estate developer, and |
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helped establish Guardian Title Company, one of the first such |
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businesses in Tarrant County; he never lost his love of the theater, |
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though, and in the 1970s, he cofounded both Theatre Arlington and |
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the Creative Arts Theatre and School, a successful youth program; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Harris also distinguished himself as a rancher |
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and an aficionado of the culture and history of the cowboy; he loved |
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riding horses, and he participated in trail rides well into his |
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eighties; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Harris was devoted to his |
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family, which over the years grew to include two sons, nine |
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grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Jack Harris inspired others with his passion, his |
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drive, and his numerous achievements, and he will long be |
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remembered with admiration and affection by all those who were |
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privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jack Edwin Harris, |
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Sr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Joanne O'Hara Harris; to his sons, Chris Harris and Jack |
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Harris, Jr.; to his nine grandchildren and five |
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great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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be it 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 Jack Edwin |
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Harris, Sr. |
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Patrick |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 32 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on February 18, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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