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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Parker County lost an esteemed public |
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official with the passing of James Garland Thorp II on March 26, |
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2013, at the age of 50; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of James and Becky Thorp, Jim Thorp was born |
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on May 5, 1962, in Fort Worth and was a lifelong resident of Aledo; |
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he married the former Zan Bowlin on October 12, 1996, and the pair |
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shared many happy years and enjoyed raising their blended family of |
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three children; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan was first elected to serve as |
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Parker County treasurer in 1994, and voters subsequently returned |
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him to office four times; active in the Republican Party, he also |
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served as an election judge, a precinct chair, and a member of the |
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1998 Republican Party of Texas State Convention Host Committee; |
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moreover, he received gubernatorial appointments to the Regional |
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Review Committee and was involved with numerous steering committees |
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for Congressman Joe Barton; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his community, Jim |
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Thorp made a meaningful difference in the lives of his loved ones |
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and fellow citizens alike, and he will be fondly remembered for |
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years to come; 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 James Garland Thorp |
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II and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Zan; to his mother, Becky; to his sisters, Gay and Garlan; to |
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his children, Becky and Jimbo; to his stepson, Joey; and to his |
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other relatives and many 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 Jim Thorp. |