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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 771
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In Memory |
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Giles W. Dalby |
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew |
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to a close with the passing of Giles W. Dalby, of Post on April |
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12, 2013, at the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Arno and Blanche Connell Dalby, Giles |
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W. Dalby was born on September 1, 1932, in Lubbock, and he |
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graduated from Post High School in 1951; he began his college |
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studies at Kennedy Western University, where he earned a |
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bachelor's degree in public administration; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dalby married the love of his life, Nell |
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Floyd, on June 2, 1952, beginning 60 years of wonderful marriage, |
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and Mr. and Mrs. Dalby later became the parents of four children, |
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Elizabeth, Rebecca, Charlcie, and Giles; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dalby was a key figure in the success of |
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PlainsCapital bank, as originally a member of the Lubbock bank's |
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board of directors and eventually a member of the Plains National |
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Bank board in 1980; serving on the board for 22 years, Mr. Dalby |
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was highly respected by his professional peers, and he became the |
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second person to receive PlainsCapital's Lifetime Achievement |
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Award, PlainsCapital's highest honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dalby was first elected as Garza County Judge |
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in 1971 and at the time of his retirement in 2007 was the |
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longest-tenured constitutional county judge in Texas history, a |
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testament to his dedication and commitment to the men and women |
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he dutifully served for more than three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dalby also contributed to his state and |
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community by serving as President of the Texas Association of |
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Counties from 1983 to 1984 and as president of the County Judges |
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and Commissioners Association of Texas and of the West Texas |
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County Judges and Commissioners Association, which recognized |
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him as Man of the Year in 1975 and 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dalby also earned the first Giles W. Dalby |
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Award for Judicial Leadership, an award that was established to |
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honor his character and integrity and his service to the |
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judiciary, to county government and to the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dalby continued to serve his community upon |
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retirement as Chairman of Post Economic Development Corporation, |
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as Chairman of the Garza Central Appraisal District, and as a |
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board member of both The Lubbock Club and The Garza Historical |
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Museum; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dalby's name will continue to live on through |
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the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility named after him in Post, |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong man of faith, he served as an elder at |
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First Presbyterian Church of Post, where he stood as a positive |
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example of faith in action; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the passing of Giles W. Dalby has brought |
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great sorrow to those who knew him, his life stands as a shining |
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example of positive community involvement, and his achievements |
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will be remembered and admired for years to come; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Giles W. Dalby |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Nell; to his daughters and sons-in-law, Elizabeth and |
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Robert Elliott, Charlcie and Johnny Mosser, and Rebecca Dalby; to |
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his son, Giles W. Dalby, Jr., and his wife, Mendy; to his 10 |
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grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so |
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in memory of Giles W. Dalby. |
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Duncan, Whitmire |
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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 30, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |