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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Thomas |
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J. Carbone of Dallas, who passed away on February 28, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on September 9, 1952, to Pat and Jean Carbone, |
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Thomas Carbone was raised in Dallas; he attended Bryan Adams High |
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School and earned a degree in wildlife and fisheries sciences from |
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Texas A&M University, and he later continued his education with |
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graduate studies at Stephen F. Austin State University; for years, |
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he owned and operated a gas station at the corner of Mockingbird |
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Lane and Abrams Road in Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, An avid hunter and fisherman, Mr. Carbone was |
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passionate about the conservation of natural resources, and he |
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became involved in reforestation projects with Ducks Unlimited and |
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later with National Park Service efforts to restore the sea turtle |
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population on Padre Island; he graduated from the Texas Game Warden |
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Academy at the age of 50 and was subsequently assigned to the Dallas |
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area, where he worked to educate young people and engage them in |
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outdoor activities; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Carbone was devoted to his wife, Susan, and he |
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took great pride in his children, Pasquale, Jo, and Anthony, and in |
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his grandson, Luca; and |
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WHEREAS, The generosity of spirit with which Thomas Carbone |
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lived his life endeared him to all who had the good fortune to know |
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him, and they will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, |
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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 Thomas J. Carbone |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Susan Carbone; to his children, Pasquale Carbone and his |
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wife, Jillian, Jo Welles and her husband, William, and Anthony |
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Carbone; to his grandson, Luca Carbone; to his sister, Patsy |
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Woolery, and her husband, Chad; 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 Thomas J. |
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Carbone. |
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Villalba |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1104 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 3, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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