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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Adolph |
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Walters, Jr., of Silsbee, who passed away on April 7, 2013, at the |
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age of 65; and |
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WHEREAS, A Beaumont native, Mr. Walters served with the |
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United States Army during the Vietnam War and endured hardships as a |
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prisoner of war during that conflict; after his return to civilian |
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life, he worked as a painter and carpenter; he was a lifetime member |
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of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, and he |
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taught adult Sunday school at Friendship Baptist Church in Buna; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, "J. R." Walters was devoted to his wife, Frances, |
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and to their beloved family; he was preceded in death by his |
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daughters, Caroletta Lynn Dryden and Frances Ann Dryden; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan treasured the time he spent in |
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the company of his family and friends, and those he leaves behind |
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will in turn cherish their memories of this kind and caring man; |
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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 Adolph Walters, |
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Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Frances Walters; to his children, Billy Dryden and his |
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wife, Rena, Isom Dryden and his wife, Danna, Brad Walters, D'Juana |
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Mott, Donna Dowell, and Teresa Campise; to his sister, Linda |
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Campbell, and her husband, Dennis; to his 10 grandchildren and 5 |
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great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Adolph |
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Walters, Jr. |