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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A recognized leader in water resource management, |
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James Joseph Burke of Cypress, passed away on April 2, 2012, at the |
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age of 65, having positively impacted the lives of numerous people |
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with his dedication to serving the greater good; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Burke was born on May 2, 1946, in Natchez, |
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Mississippi, where he went on to graduate from Cathedral High |
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School; and |
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WHEREAS, Eventually settling in Southeast Texas, Mr. Burke |
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became a leader in water district operation; he was elected to the |
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board of directors of Northwest Harris County MUD No. 5 in 1990 and |
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served that body for a decade before being appointed to the North |
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Harris County Regional Water Authority Board; he later |
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distinguished himself as president of the board of directors of |
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Harris County MUD No. 366 from 2002 until the time of his death; |
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along the way, he was elected as a member of the Association of |
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Water Board Directors--Texas, which he twice led as president; he |
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further benefited his fellow citizens as general manager of |
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Northwest Harris County MUD No. 5 from 2000 to 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Burke's efforts in behalf of the community |
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expressed itself in other ways as well; he was active in the Knights |
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of Columbus for 28 years and was a charter member of Anton J. |
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Frank--Council No. 8771 at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church; |
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although faced with physical challenges for much of his life, he was |
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not one to complain and was greatly admired as a man who met |
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adversity head on; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Burke enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Mary, with whom he took great pleasure in |
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raising a blended family of four children; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Burke made a meaningful difference in the world |
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around him, and he is fondly remembered and deeply missed by all |
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those who were 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 memory of James Joseph Burke |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Mary Burke; to his son, John Patrick Burke; to his |
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stepdaughters, Theresa Wall and her husband, Marcus, Christy Shaw |
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and her husband, Donald, and Cathy Posey; to his grandchildren, |
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Brandon and Lauren Wall, Dylan and Blake Shaw, and Natalie Burke; to |
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his sisters, Mary Alice Flournoy and her husband, James, and Karen |
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Morrow and her husband, Carl; and to his other relatives and |
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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 James |
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Joseph Burke. |