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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of William Stafford Borden, Jr., of Houston, who passed away on |
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August 23, 2012, at the age of 65; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Houston, Bill Borden was born on |
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November 3, 1946; with a lifelong interest in civic affairs and |
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community service that began when he was a young man, he served as |
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president of the Young Republican Federation Chapter at the |
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University of Houston from 1966 to 1969; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Borden started his professional career with |
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Borden Brothers Realty while still in college; he later held the |
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post of vice president of real estate development for the North |
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Shore Oaks Corporation before opening his own real estate |
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brokerage, appraisal, and consulting business in 1977; and |
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WHEREAS, While successfully pursuing his profession, |
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Mr. Borden remained engaged in politics; he was a Republican |
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precinct chair from 1969 to 2008, and he was a member of the State |
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Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Texas from 1982 to |
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1992; during the 2000 presidential election, he was a delegate to |
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the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, and in 2004 he |
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served as one of 34 presidential electors representing the State of |
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Texas; in honor of his many contributions, he was named Volunteer of |
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the Year by the state Republican Party in 1999; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Borden played a prominent role in numerous |
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charitable and community organizations as well; he was involved in |
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the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon in Bellaire throughout the |
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1980s, and he served as the president of the Bellaire Unit of the |
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American Heart Association, the Bellaire Historical Society, and |
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the Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce, which awarded |
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him an honorary life membership in 2002; his efforts were also |
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recognized with a number of other accolades, including a public |
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service award for his volunteer work with the Houston Independent |
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School District in 1977, the Outstanding Young Man of America award |
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for 1980 and 1981 from the United States Junior Chamber Jaycees, and |
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the Mr. Bellaire Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award in 1991; he |
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also received the Houston Fire Department Life Saving Heroism Award |
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in 1978; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Borden enjoyed the |
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support of his wife, Nancy; he took great pride in his son, Robert |
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Barclift Borden, and he loved nothing more than watching his |
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grandson, Robert, play baseball and his granddaughter, Sara, |
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perform dance routines; and |
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WHEREAS, William Borden led a life that was rich in personal |
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and professional achievements, and his strength of character and |
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his positive, encouraging attitude will be deeply missed by all |
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those who were fortunate enough to know him; 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 William Stafford |
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Borden, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Nancy; to his son, Robert Barclift Borden II, |
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and his wife, Heidi Sue; to his grandchildren, Robert Barclift |
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Borden III and Sara Lori Janelle Borden; and to his other relatives |
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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 do so in memory of William |
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Borden. |