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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the loved ones of |
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George Wilson Chandler of Baytown, who passed away on March 8, 2013, |
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at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Fernwood, Mississippi, on August 15, 1921, |
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to Fannie and Charles Wesley Chandler, George Chandler later moved |
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to Baytown, where he would graduate from Robert E. Lee High School |
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in 1939; after graduation, he went on to serve with the United |
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States Merchant Marine and then in the navy during World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, Sent to The University of Texas at Austin for |
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officer training, he earned a bachelor's degree and a law degree |
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there and became a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity; his |
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training also brought him to Harvard University, where he took |
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graduate business courses and became a member of the famed Hasty |
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Pudding Theatricals troupe; he returned to Baytown in 1949 to |
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practice law, and over the course of his legal career, he spent 17 |
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years as city attorney and maintained a private practice until his |
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retirement in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Chandler was devoted to his wife, Freda, with |
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whom he shared 65 years of marriage, and he adored his five |
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children, Georgann, Catherine, Vivian, Steve, and Anita, and his |
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nine grandchildren; he shared a love of athletics with his children |
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and taught them how to surf, ski, and ice-skate when they were |
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young, and he also enjoyed jogging and cycling; this notable |
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gentleman was a dedicated civic leader as well; his charitable |
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activities included raising funds for the Baytown YMCA and serving |
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as its president, and together with his wife, he donated land to the |
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city to establish Chandler Arboretum Park; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Chandler enjoyed cheering on The University of |
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Texas Longhorns, and he was an animal lover who had several pets; a |
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man of many interests and talents, he trained to work as a |
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phlebotomist, and he also |
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became a master gardener and master |
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naturalist; and |
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WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of a |
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man's life, some people leave their unmistakable mark on the world |
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as they move through it, and George Chandler's contributions will |
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long resonate in the lives of all who were privileged to know him; |
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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 George Wilson |
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Chandler and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Freda Chandler; to his children, Georgann Schwamkrug, |
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Catherine Mundinger and her husband, Dan, Vivian Treat and her |
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husband, Mark, Steve Chandler and his wife, Patti, and Anita |
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Chandler; to his grandchildren, Victor and Alison Schwamkrug, |
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Samantha and Danny Mundinger, Casey Mundinger Barbles and her |
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husband, Ryan, Leigh and Hannah Treat, and Steven and Emily |
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Chandler; to his sister, Myrtle Walker; and to his other relatives |
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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 George |
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Chandler. |
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Smith |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1364 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 17, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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