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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Clyde R. Butter, Sr., of Odessa on February 24, 2013, at |
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the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Sheldon on September 20, 1930, Mr. Butter |
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was the son of Robert and Ethel Butter; he attended the University |
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of Houston, and a brief position at a local radio station sparked |
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his desire to work in the media; after serving his country in the |
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United States Navy during the Korean War, he embarked on a |
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distinguished career in broadcasting; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Butter became a radio, television, and stage |
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personality, and he launched an innovative service, Capital |
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Broadcast News, in the state capital; his passion for politics led |
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him to run for the state house of representatives, and he was later |
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elected to the office of reading clerk for the house; he went on to |
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interview many elected officials as the owner of radio station KRIL |
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in Odessa, and his stories aired nationally on such CBS news |
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programs as 60 Minutes; moreover, he wrote four books, among them a |
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professional autobiography entitled Theater of the Mind: Three |
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Quarters of a Century of Radio Across Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Butter maintained his |
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interest in activities he shared with his father as a boy, including |
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building, working with his hands, and spending time outdoors, and |
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he carried on his mother's appreciation for classical literature |
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and the arts; he was devoted to his family and to his cherished |
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pets, and he was a valued member of the Lutheran Church of the Risen |
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Lord; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Clyde Butter will be deeply missed, he will |
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always be remembered with great admiration and affection by those |
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who were privileged to share in the richness of his life; 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 Clyde R. Butter, |
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Sr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Charlene Butter; to his sons, Dr. Donovan Butter and his |
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fiancée, Rita Bell, Michael Butter, Clyde R. Butter, Jr., and his |
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wife, Susie, and Michael Cameron and his wife, Amber; to his |
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grandchildren, Matthew, Haley, Valerie, Andrea, and Natalie |
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Butter, Chris Holman, and Lillian Beatrice Cameron; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Andrew, Aaron, and Ava Butter, Hallie, Jacob, |
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and Caleb Bates, Christopher and Riley Holman, and Lily Huth; to his |
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brothers, Donovan Butter and his wife, Sylvia, and James Robert |
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"Bob" Butter and his wife, Carol Ann; and to his many other |
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relatives 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 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 Clyde |
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Butter. |