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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 635
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In Memory |
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of |
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Charles Cleveland Curry |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Charles Cleveland Curry, who died March |
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23, 2013, at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, Charlie Curry was much admired in his community |
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for his longtime commitment to the Colleyville Area Chamber of |
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Commerce; he remained active with the chamber and was a member of |
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the board until 2009; he understood the power of networking and |
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the importance of volunteerism, and his talent for bringing |
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together diverse groups of people and his hard work on behalf of |
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the chamber earned him the nickname of "Mr. Colleyville"; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 17, 1919, in El Dorado, Arkansas, |
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Charlie Curry would, like many of his generation, serve his |
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country in World War II; from 1942 through 1945, he served as a |
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supply technician in the United States Army Air Forces during its |
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campaigns throughout Asia; after the war, Mr. Curry returned home |
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to New Mexico and married his wife, Eula Mae; he initially worked |
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with the family business in Carlsbad and later joined Southwest |
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Potash Mines, where he served for 34 years until retiring from |
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the position of plant controller; and |
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WHEREAS, After his retirement, he and his wife moved to |
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Colleyville in 1983 to be closer to their son and his family; |
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within a year, Mr. Curry had become integral to the Colleyville |
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community, and particularly to its chamber of commerce; he used |
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his financial expertise to help the chamber and many Colleyville |
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residents, and he was named Citizen of the Year in 1997 and |
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Volunteer of the Year in 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, This remarkable gentleman was revered for his |
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engaging personality, his sharp mind, and his love of helping |
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others, and he will long be remembered by all who knew him for his |
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generosity and compassion; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Charles Cleveland Curry; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Charlie Curry. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 11, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |