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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 859
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In Memory |
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of |
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Carroll Wright Collins |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Fort Worth in mourning the loss of Carroll Wright |
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Collins, who died April 12, 2013, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Carroll Collins was born January 4, 1931, in Fort |
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Worth to Joe and Harriet Sargeant Wright Collins; he attended |
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Paschal High School and graduated from The University of Texas at |
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Austin; he served the nation with distinction as a member of the |
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United States Navy and retired with the rank of lieutenant |
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commander; and |
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WHEREAS, After his military service, he returned to Fort |
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Worth and joined his uncle, Lucien H. Wright, in the insurance |
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industry; he purchased his uncle's insurance agency in 1972, and it |
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thrived under his leadership and continues to flourish today; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of many interests and innate generosity, he |
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became involved with numerous philanthropic and civic |
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organizations; he was an ardent supporter of the Van Cliburn |
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Piano Competition, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and the |
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Fort Worth Opera; he also helped to found the Botanical Research |
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Institute of Texas, and the institute's reception room is named |
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in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Collins was particularly interested in |
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historical renovation and was a member of the Irish Georgian |
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Society, which was dedicated to restoring and maintaining |
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examples of Georgian architecture in Ireland; he and his longtime |
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friend, Joe Minton, renovated a historic residence with such |
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grandeur that it was featured in Southern Accents magazine; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his gregarious and engaging personality, |
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Mr. Collins entertained frequently at the River Crest Country Club |
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and the Fort Worth Club, and he occasionally was host to several |
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foreign dignitaries; he was a lifelong member of Saint Andrew's |
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Episcopal Church; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strength and compassion, he gave generously |
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to others, and his courage in the face of a debilitating handicap |
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and his enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be |
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forgotten by his family and countless friends; 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 Carroll Wright Collins; 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 Carroll Collins. |
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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 9, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |