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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Giles W. Dalby, of Post on April 12, |
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2013, at the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Arno and Blanche Connell Dalby, Giles W. |
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Dalby was born on September 1, 1932, in Lubbock, and he graduated |
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from Post High School in 1951; he began his college studies at the |
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Kennedy Western University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in |
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public administration; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Dalby married the love of his life, Nell |
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Floyd, on June 2, 1952, beginning sixty years of wonderful |
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marriage, and Mr. and Mrs. Dalby later became the parents of four |
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children, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Charlcie and Giles; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Dalby was a key figure in the success of |
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PlainsCapital bank, as originally a member of the Lubbock bank's |
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board of directors and eventually a member of the Plains National |
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Bank board in 1980; serving on the board for 22 years, Judge Dalby |
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was highly respected by his professional peers, and became the |
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second person to receive PlainsCapital's Lifetime Achievement |
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Award, PlainsCapital's highest honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Dalby was first elected as Garza County Judge |
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in 1971 and at the time of his retirement in 2007 was the longest |
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tenured constitutional county judge in Texas history, a testament |
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to his dedication and commitment to the men and women he dutifully |
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served for more than three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Dalby also contributed to his state and |
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community by serving as President of Texas Association of Counties |
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from 1983-1984, and as president of both the County Judges and |
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Commissioners Association of Texas and the West Texas County Judges |
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and Commissioners Association, of which the latter recognized him |
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as "Man of the Year" in both 1975 and 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Dalby also earned the first-ever Giles W. |
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Dalby Award for Judicial Leadership, an award that was established |
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to honor Dalby's "character, integrity and service to the |
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judiciary, county government and community"; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Dalby continued to serve his community upon |
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retirement as the Chairman of Post Economic Development |
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Corporation, as Chairman of the Garza Central Appraisal District, |
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and as a board member of both The Lubbock Club and The Garza |
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Historical Museum; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Dalby's name will continue to live on through |
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the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility named after him in Post, |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong man of faith, he served as an Elder at |
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First Presbyterian Church of Post, where he stood as a positive |
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example of faith in action; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the passing of Giles W. Dalby, has brought |
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great sorrow to those who knew him, his life stands as an |
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outstanding example of positive community involvement, and his |
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achievements will be remembered and admired for years to come; 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 Giles W. Dalby, and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Nell; to his daughters, Elizabeth Elliott, and her husband, Robert, |
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Charlcie Mosser, and her husband, Johnny, and Rebecca Dalby; to his |
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son, Giles W. Dalby, Jr and his wife, Mendy; to his 10 |
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grandchildren; to his four great-grandchildren; and to his 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it does so in memory of Giles W. |
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Dalby. |