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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 family and friends |
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of Stephen Ross Payne of Lubbock, who passed away on April 4, 2013, |
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at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 14, 1924, to Paul and Cora Payne, |
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Stephen Payne was a Lubbock native; he served his country in the |
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United States Navy during World War II, after which he returned to |
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West Texas and earned a bachelor's degree in business |
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administration with an emphasis in accounting from Texas Tech |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Payne enjoyed a long career in farming and |
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commercial real estate; moreover, he volunteered with Boy Scout |
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Troop No. 402 and was an active member of the First Christian |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, he shared 58 years of |
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marriage with his wife, Trois, and took pride in the couple's three |
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children and their spouses, Brad Payne and his wife, Kathy, Karen |
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Wetterau and her husband, Lin Cave Wetterau, and Karla Chunn and her |
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husband, John, as well as their seven grandchildren, Michael, |
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Mason, Stephen, David, Kristen, Mackenzie, and Erin; and |
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WHEREAS, Stephen Payne brightened the lives of many people |
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during his years on this earth, and he will be deeply missed by all |
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those who held him dear; 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 Stephen Ross Payne |
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and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; 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 Stephen |
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Ross Payne. |