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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the loss of Victor Lynn Lovelady of Nederland, who died on January |
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19, 2013, at the age of 57; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lovelady had just taken a new job with British |
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Petroleum in Algeria when the facility where he worked was attacked |
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by a terrorist group on January 16, 2013; several days after they |
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were taken hostage, Mr. Lovelady and two other innocent Americans |
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lost their lives to the terrorists; and |
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WHEREAS, Victor Lovelady was born in Nederland on July 31, |
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1955, to Dewey and Laura Green Lovelady; after graduating from |
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Nederland High School in 1973, he followed his father into the |
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electrician's trade, earning certification as a master electrician |
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at Electrical Apprenticeship School; he went on to earn an |
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associate's degree in industrial electricity and electronics and a |
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bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Lamar University; |
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for most of his career, he worked for ENGlobal, serving as a project |
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manager for 18 years; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1979, Mr. Lovelady was joined in matrimony to the |
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love of his life, Maureen, and together they were blessed with two |
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children, Erin and Grant; in all their years together, this loving |
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man put his wife and children at the center of his life, and he |
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especially delighted in the time they spent fishing, camping, and |
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going to the beach, where Mr. Lovelady spent so much time in the |
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surf that he earned the affectionate nickname "The Fish"; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Victor Lovelady lived his life |
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to the fullest, and although he was taken far too soon, the |
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compassion and generosity with which he lived will forever inspire |
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those he leaves behind; 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 Victor Lynn |
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Lovelady and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Maureen Lovelady; to his daughter, Erin |
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Lovelady; to his son, Grant Lovelady; to his brother, Mike |
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Lovelady, his wife, Wanda, and their children, Kevin, Jason, and |
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Ashley; 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 Victor |
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Lovelady. |