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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 885
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In Memory |
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of |
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Marion Lee Halford, Sr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Marion Lee Halford, Sr., who died March |
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10, 2012, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Marion Lee Halford, Sr., was a veteran of the |
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United States Navy and an esteemed community leader in Dallas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 2, 1919, at the family farm in |
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Richardson, Lee Halford earned a degree in civil engineering from |
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Southern Methodist University in 1942 and was subsequently |
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commissioned as a naval officer; during World War II, he served |
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with the United States Navy Construction Battalion, also known as |
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Seabees, and built airfields throughout the Pacific theater; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, he returned to the Dallas area, |
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where he was employed by the consulting engineering firm of |
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Forrest and Cotton; he joined the Industrial Properties |
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Corporation in 1966, and he retired as its president in 1990; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, he conscientiously gave back to |
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his community; a longtime member of the Rotary Club, he was also a |
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board member and chairman of the board of managers of Parkland |
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Hospital and a director of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, the |
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State Fair of Texas, and Southwestern Medical Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, This exemplary citizen had a passion for |
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traveling, and he had the good fortune of being able to visit all |
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seven continents during his lifetime; he was also proud of his |
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family; his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren |
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brought him great joy over the years; Mr. Halford was a kind and |
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dedicated man, and his memory will long be cherished by all who |
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knew him; 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 Marion Lee Halford, Sr.; 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 Lee Halford. |
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Carona |
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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 13, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |