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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the dedication and |
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generosity of Dr. John Norbert Marx of Lubbock, who passed away on |
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December 13, 2012, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 31, 1937, in Columbus, Ohio, John |
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Marx was the son of John and Cecelia Marx; he developed a strong |
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interest in science at an early age, and he grew tomatoes to sell to |
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raise money for his first telescope; and |
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WHEREAS, He graduated from Waterbury High School in Nebraska |
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and studied for a time at Wayne State Teacher's College before |
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earning a bachelor's degree with high honors in chemistry at St. |
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Benedict's College in Kansas in 1962; three years later, he |
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received a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Kansas and |
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went on to pursue postdoctoral work at Cambridge University in |
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England and at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Marx enjoyed a long and rewarding career at |
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Texas Tech University in Lubbock, arriving there in 1967 and |
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retiring in 2004 as an associate professor emeritus; during his |
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37-year tenure, he advised many graduate students, and he continued |
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to serve as a tutor well after retirement; Dr. Marx loved to teach, |
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whether he was working with students in a one-room schoolhouse in |
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rural Nebraska, where he began his career, or with Boy Scouts eager |
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to earn merit badges in astronomy and chemistry; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime assistant scoutmaster with Boy Scout |
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Troop No. 157, he was a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow |
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and a recipient of the Silver Beaver award; moreover, for half a |
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century he belonged to the American Chemical Society and served the |
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organization in a number of regional leadership roles; in addition, |
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he enjoyed collecting science fiction and was a fan of the Lubbock |
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Symphony Orchestra and the local public radio station; Dr. Marx |
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also served as a lector and Eucharistic minister at Christ the King |
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Cathedral; and |
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WHEREAS, He married the love of his life, Patricia Colleen |
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Loyd, in 1974, and they were blessed with two beloved children, |
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Ruthie and Sam; and |
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WHEREAS, Although John Marx is greatly missed, he leaves |
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behind a legacy that will be forever treasured by all those who were |
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privileged to share in his life; 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 memory of Dr. John Norbert |
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Marx and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Pat Marx; to his daughter, Ruthie Marx, and Matt Tyler; to |
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his son, Sam Marx, and his wife, Salima Alikahn; to his siblings, |
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Rosie, Mary, Margaret, Susie and her husband, Dan, and Nick and his |
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wife, Mary; and to his other relatives and 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. John |
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Norbert Marx. |
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Frullo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 175 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 18, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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