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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, There are no words that can diminish the pain caused |
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by a young life cut short, but the family and friends of Travis |
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Winfield Sampley of Austin will forever treasure their memories of |
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this esteemed Texan, who passed away on November 1, 2011, at the age |
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of 32; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 26, 1979, in Houston to Donald |
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Howard Sampley and Gayle Galloway Sampley, Travis Sampley attended |
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Oaks Elementary School, Atascocita Middle School, and Humble High |
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School before graduating in 1997; he developed an interest in |
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public affairs during his youth and was elected a senator while |
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participating in the Texas Boys State program; a charter member of |
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Atascocita United Methodist Church, he joined its Boy Scout troop |
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and later became an Eagle Scout and a member of the Order of the |
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Arrow, in addition to earning other honors; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Sampley went on to study at Southwestern |
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University in Georgetown, where he belonged to the Xi Chapter of the |
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Kappa Alpha Order and earned his bachelor's degree in 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, Pursuing a career in state government, Mr. Sampley |
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joined the legislative community when he was hired as an |
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administrative aide to Senator Kip Averitt, and he later worked as a |
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legislative aide to Speaker Tom Craddick and as a committee clerk |
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for the House Corrections and County Affairs Committees; at the |
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time of his death, he was employed as the chief of staff for |
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Representative Ralph Sheffield; he excelled in all of his |
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assignments, and his thorough knowledge of committee procedures and |
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other aspects of the legislative process made him a valuable |
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resource for elected officials and for his fellow staff members; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A generous and giving person, Mr. Sampley was always |
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willing to help others with advice and encouragement, and he was |
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known for his bright smile, fun-loving personality, and passion for |
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music; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to his work and to the people and |
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interests he loved, Travis Sampley had a positive influence on the |
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lives of many people, and he is deeply missed by all those who had |
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the good fortune 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 Travis Winfield |
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Sampley and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his parents, Donald and Gayle Sampley; to his brother, Stuart |
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Galloway Sampley, and his wife, Kelly, and their children, Murphy |
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and Winfield; to his grandparents, Neal and Fran Galloway; and to |
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his other relatives and friends; and, 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 Travis |
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Sampley. |