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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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death of Edward Arnold Fulbright of Irving on March 9, 2013, at the |
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age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Finis Franklin Fulbright and Willie Mae |
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Monsey Fulbright, Ed Fulbright was born in Stamford and moved with |
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his family to Plano in 1945; there, he met his future wife, Betty Jo |
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Collinsworth, and the pair married in 1950 and then settled in |
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Irving; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his country's call to duty, Mr. Fulbright |
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served in the United States Marine Corps; following his discharge, |
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he began his career at Grand Prairie State Bank, and in 1963, he |
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purchased Ed's Pawn Shop, which he operated with his wife until his |
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retirement in 1986; he also owned Ed's Marine Center and helped |
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others in the community to start their own businesses; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his entrepreneurial work, |
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Mr. Fulbright was involved in reserve law enforcement for |
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approximately 37 years; beginning with a decade at the Irving |
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Police Department, he then served 22 years as Dallas County deputy |
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constable and later acted as reserve deputy constable in Denton |
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County; he retired with the rank of lieutenant; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fulbright was an active member of his community; |
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he enjoyed helping people with disabilities achieve independent |
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lifestyles through his work with the National American Business |
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Clubs; he served as president of its Irving chapter and as district |
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governor, and the organization recognized him with a number of |
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awards and a life membership; hosting many social events, he and |
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Mrs. Fulbright were known as part of the "Irving Rat Pack," and the |
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couple received Irving's High Spirited Citizens Award in 1999; |
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Mr. Fulbright was also a valued congregant of the South MacArthur |
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Church of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, In his leisure time, he enjoyed hunting and |
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traveling the world with his wife, with whom he shared more than six |
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decades; he also took great pride in his children, Debra, David, and |
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Darryl, his seven grandchildren, and his six great-grandchildren; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his community, Ed |
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Fulbright made a meaningful difference in the lives of his loved |
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ones and fellow citizens alike, and his contributions will be |
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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 memory of Edward Arnold |
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Fulbright and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Betty Fulbright; to his daughter, Debra Kitchens, and |
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her husband, Bruce; to his sons, David Fulbright and his wife, |
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Beverly, and Darryl Fulbright and his wife, Kay; to his |
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granddaughters, Jennifer Boss and her husband, Michael, and Devon |
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Fulbright; to his grandsons, Brent Kitchens and his wife, Emery, |
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Jason Fulbright, Allen Fulbright and his wife, Crystal, Colin |
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Fulbright and his wife, Nicole, and Cameron Fulbright; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Meagan and Taylor Boss, Adley and Grant |
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Kitchens, and Grayson and Gavin Fulbright; to his sisters, Dorothy |
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Lee Pitman, Edna Faye Nanny, and June Locke; to his brother, Tommy |
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Fulbright; to his aunt, Wilma Fulbright; to his great-nephew, |
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Grayson Fulbright; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 Edward |
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Fulbright. |