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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 817
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In Memory |
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Tim Carlton Thatcher |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Tim Carlton Thatcher, who died May 7, |
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2012, at the age of 41; and |
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WHEREAS, Tim Thatcher was born June 14, 1970, in Corvallis, |
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Oregon; he grew up in Sequim, Washington, and was a 1988 honors |
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graduate of Sequim High School; and |
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WHEREAS, He attended the University of Puget Sound, and he |
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worked for a brief stint with the Boeing Company before joining |
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the Peace Corps; assigned to three years of service in Nicaragua |
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by the Peace Corps, he traveled extensively throughout Central |
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and South America, and during that time he developed a lifelong |
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love for all things Latin; and |
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WHEREAS, He met his beloved wife, Cristiana, in San |
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Salvador in 1995, and they were married April 4, 1998, in |
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Managua, Nicaragua; they raised three children together, |
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Cristopher Alan, Nicolas Andres, and Sofia Loree, who were a |
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source of much pride and joy; and |
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WHEREAS, Tim was blessed with many talents and interests; |
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in addition to his successful 11-year career with Dell, |
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Incorporated, he was a skilled woodworker who crafted numerous |
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gifts for those he loved; he was also an avid baseball fan who |
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amassed an impressive collection of the sport's memorabilia, and |
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he was noted for the great enjoyment he derived from camping and |
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fishing; and |
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WHEREAS, Tim was a man of strength and determination, and |
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his courage in the face of his illness was an inspiration to all |
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who knew him; he gave unselfishly to others, and his warm smile, |
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his dry sense of humor, and his enthusiasm for living each day to |
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the fullest will not be forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband and father, and he leaves |
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behind memories that will be treasured forever by his family and |
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countless friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the |
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bereaved family of Tim Carlton Thatcher; 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 |
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Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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so in memory of Tim Thatcher. |
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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 May 2, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |