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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Odessa lost a respected business and |
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community leader with the death of Fred Donald George on May 8, |
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2013, at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Odessa on August 14, 1945, Fred George |
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graduated from Permian High School in 1964 and earned his |
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bachelor's degree from St. Edward's University four years later; he |
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went to work in the oil business and later purchased, expanded, and |
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diversified his father's well-servicing company, which maintained |
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one of the best safety records in the industry; Mr. George served |
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his professional community as president of the Association of |
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Oilwell Servicing Contractors; he also owned a beer |
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distributorship, a welding company, and several large ranching |
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operations, and he was instrumental in real estate development in |
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the area and in the Texas Hill Country; he was named Entrepreneur of |
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the Year in 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. George was a city councilman in the late 1970s, |
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and he served as mayor pro tem and as a member of the Mayor's Drug |
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and Alcohol Task Force; one of the founders of Harmony Home |
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Children's Advocacy Center, a shelter for abused children, he also |
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served on the Pastoral Council at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic |
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Church, supported Odessa Catholic Charities, and dedicated time to |
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the local food bank's board of directors; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband and family man, Mr. George married |
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his high school sweetheart, the former Amanda Wallace, in 1971; |
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over the years, their family grew to include 4 children and 10 |
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grandchildren, and Mr. George spent many happy hours attending |
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their recitals and sporting events or relaxing in the company of his |
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loved ones at the family vacation home on Lake LBJ; an avid |
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outdoorsman, he journeyed around the globe to indulge his passion |
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for hunting and fishing, and he also visited the Holy Land and |
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Vatican City; and |
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WHEREAS, Fred George was known for his dedication to his |
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family and for his professional and civic accomplishments, and his |
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contributions will continue to resonate in the city he loved 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 Fred Donald George |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Amanda George; to his children, Benjamin George and his wife, |
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Brooke, Melinda Tucker and her husband, Brian, Amy Koch and her |
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husband, Kelvin, and Sarah Branum and her husband, Andrew; to his |
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brother, Mike George, and his wife, Phyllis; to his sisters, Sheila |
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Denton and her husband, James, Madeline George, and Mary Maier and |
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her husband, Tom; to his 10 grandchildren; 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 honor of Fred George. |