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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The loved ones of U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant |
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(Ret.) Thomas George Shippey of Holly Lake Ranch were greatly |
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saddened by his passing on April 4, 2013, at the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Grand Prairie on October 28, 1935, to George |
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and Janie Shippey, Tom Shippey attended Tyler Junior College before |
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joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C.; he |
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went on to enlist in the United States Marine Corps in 1959, and his |
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distinguished military tenure, which included two tours of duty in |
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Vietnam, spanned 26 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Shippey settled in Holly Lake Ranch following |
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his retirement; active in a number of worthwhile endeavors, he |
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served on the board of directors of the Hawkins/Holly Lake Veterans |
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Memorial and shared his time with the local Republican Club, Men's |
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Golf Association, and Historical Society; he was also a charter |
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member and three-term president of the Holly Lake Ranch Kiwanis |
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Club, and his exceptional leadership earned him selection as |
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lieutenant governor for District 34; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Shippey enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife of 50 years, Jan, and he took pride in a |
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fine family that included two sons, Tim and Bryan, and three |
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grandchildren, Faith, Ellen, and Drew; and |
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WHEREAS, Tom Shippey lived a full and purposeful life, and |
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though he will be deeply missed, his legacy of service to his |
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country and his community will long resonate in the hearts of all |
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those fortunate enough to have known 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 life of U.S. Marine Corps |
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Gunnery Sergeant (Ret.) Thomas George Shippey and extend sincere |
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sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Jan Shippey; to |
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his sons, Tim and his wife, Bridget, and Bryan and his wife, Sara; |
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to his grandchildren, Faith, Ellen, and Drew; 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 do so in memory of Sergeant |
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Tom Shippey. |
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Hughes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2342 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 22, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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