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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Joseph Allison Phillips of Houston, who died on March |
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10, 2012, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Phillips was born in Houston on September 8, |
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1936, to Otto and Aline Phillips; answering his nation's call to |
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duty, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Phillips enjoyed a notable career with the |
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Houston Fire Department, working in a variety of posts, including |
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public information officer, before retiring in 2011 with 48 years |
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of service; active in his community as well, he was a member of |
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Reagan Masonic Lodge No. 1037, American Legion Post No. 560, and |
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the Scottish Rite; and |
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WHEREAS, Friendly and outgoing, Mr. Phillips could often be |
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found sitting in his carport, where he engaged every person who |
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passed by with a joke or a story; he was known for his interest in |
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history and was especially knowledgeable about his hometown; |
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moreover, he was a skilled woodworker, and he had a knack for |
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repairing engines; in recent years, he took great pleasure in |
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riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Phillips shared 53 years of marriage with his |
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wife, Patricia Lindsay Phillips, and the couple were blessed with |
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three children, Cynthia, Michael, and Stacey; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud Marine, firefighter, and native Houstonian, |
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Joe Phillips lived a rich and purposeful life centered around his |
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family and friends, and he will long be remembered with deep |
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affection by all those who were privileged to know him; 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 Joseph Allison |
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Phillips and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Patricia "Pat" Lindsay Phillips; to his |
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children, Cynthia Laskowski and her husband, Alton, Michael |
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Phillips and his wife, Brenda, and Stacey Osceola and her husband, |
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Bryant; to his grandchildren, Valerie and Lindsay Laskowski and |
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Alex, Brent, and Hannah Phillips; and to his other relatives and |
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many 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 Joseph |
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Allison Phillips. |