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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 Donald Wayne Goettee of Livingston, who passed away on April 26, |
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2013, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Don Goettee was born in Trinity on July 19, 1933, to |
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Frank and Mary Goettee; known as "Red" to his close friends, |
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Mr. Goettee married Frances Edwards on July 22, 1955, and welcomed |
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into his heart and home her children, whom he grew to consider his |
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own; a skilled carpenter, he built the family's first home while |
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working at Armco Steel in Houston, but he eventually left that job |
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to establish his own remodeling business; working side-by-side with |
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his wife, he successfully fixed up and sold numerous homes through |
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the years; and |
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WHEREAS, Kind and generous, Mr. Goettee delighted in having |
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people drop by to share a cup of coffee or play a game of dominoes; |
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he loved the outdoors, enjoyed watching birds, and found relaxation |
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working in his yard; he was also a skilled hunter and fisherman; he |
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and Mrs. Goettee were longtime members of the Trinity Valley Good |
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Sam Club, and they took great pleasure in traveling throughout |
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Texas and beyond with their fellow RV enthusiasts; and |
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WHEREAS, Don Goettee lived a life that was rich in the |
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intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all those |
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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 Donald Wayne |
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Goettee and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Fran Goettee; to his son, Terry Edwards; to his daughter, |
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Cheryl Holsey; to his brother-in-law, Fred Chesser; to his |
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grandchildren, Terrence Edwards and his fiancee, Huong Cao, Donald |
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Edwards and his wife, Kristen, Treanna Peavler, and Angel Fuentes; |
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to his great-grandchildren, Alora, Alexis, Sofia, Wyatt, and Max; |
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and to his other 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 do so in memory of Don |
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Goettee. |