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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The residents of Marshall lost one of their most |
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esteemed community leaders with the passing of Thomas L. Whaley on |
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February 7, 2012, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Paul and Margaret Whaley, Tommy Whaley |
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was born in Waco on December 20, 1929; he attended Marshall High |
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School and was an active member of the Boy Scouts; he enrolled in |
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The University of Texas at Austin School of Business Administration |
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before joining the United States Naval Air Reserve; he graduated |
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from the University of North Texas in 1951; and |
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WHEREAS, Two years later, Mr. Whaley married Patricia Pope, |
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and over the course of nearly six decades together, their lives were |
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further enriched by the addition of three sons, Thomas, Benjamin, |
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and George; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud fourth-generation citizen of Marshall, Mr. |
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Whaley managed Logan and Whaley Co., an industrial hardware company |
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begun by his great-grandfather; he was an original member of the |
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Marshall Economic Development Board, and he was instrumental in |
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encouraging many firms to come to the city; he received numerous |
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accolades for his work, including the 1998 Citizen of the Year Award |
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from the Marshall Chamber of Commerce, the Road-Hand Award from the |
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Texas Department of Transportation, and the Volunteer Industrial |
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Developer of the Year award from the Texas Industrial Development |
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Council; in 2001, he was appointed to the Texas Department of |
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Economic Development Governing Board and he also served as a member |
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of the Wiley College Board of Trustees; moreover, he was appointed |
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by Governor George W. Bush to the Texas State Technical College |
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Board of Trustees, and he remained an active member of the TSTC |
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family for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his involvement in the economic |
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development of Marshall, Mr. Whaley was a devoted Episcopalian |
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throughout his life; a valued member of Trinity Episcopal Church, |
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he supported Trinity Episcopal School; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his family, faith, and |
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community, Tommy Whaley made a meaningful difference in the lives |
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of his loved ones and fellow citizens alike, and his contributions |
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will be remembered for years to come; 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 Thomas L. Whaley and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Patricia Pope Whaley; to his sons, Thomas L. Whaley and his wife, |
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Teresea, Benjamin Pope Whaley, and George Prendergast Whaley and |
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his wife, Annemarie; to his grandchildren, Heather Augustine and |
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her husband, Mitch, Starr Minatrea and her husband, Russell, Wesley |
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McDaniel and his wife, Chelsea, Chris McDaniel, and Cas Whaley and |
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his wife, Georgia; to his great-grandchildren, Jolie, Sawyer, |
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Brandon, Dylan, Ashleigh, and Lilly; to his brother, Paul "Pete" |
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Whaley; 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 the members of his family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Thomas |
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Whaley. |