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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Raymond A. Basye, Sr., has been named a Senior Saint |
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of Wisdom by St. Luke "Community" United Methodist Church of |
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Dallas, and this esteemed Texan is indeed a source of inspiration to |
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many; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1913, Raymond Basye lived most of his life in |
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St. Louis, Missouri, before moving to Dallas several years ago; he |
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served his country in the United States military, rising to the rank |
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of staff sergeant in the army, and spent four decades as a postal |
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worker, becoming one of the first African American postal |
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supervisors in St. Louis; he also distinguished himself as an |
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entrepreneur in sales and merchandising, and his son carries on the |
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family business today; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Basye loves to tell stories about his |
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experiences in Germany during World War II and his subsequent |
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return to the United States, as well as about his youth in the |
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1920s, including his memory of riding the train to Washington, |
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D.C., and seeing Herbert Hoover sworn in as president; he returned |
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to the nation's capital in 2012, when he was honored along with |
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about 40 other North Texas veterans with a two-day trip to |
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Washington, paid for as part of a veterans appreciation effort; and |
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WHEREAS, Raymond Basye has witnessed a panorama of historic |
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change over the course of nearly a century, and it is a pleasure to |
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join in recognizing him on a life well lived; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Raymond A. Basye, Sr., on his |
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selection as a Senior Saint of Wisdom by St. Luke "Community" |
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United Methodist Church and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Basye as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |