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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1044
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In Memory |
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Oliver Brown |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of noted coach and educator Oliver Brown, |
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who died recently; and |
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WHEREAS, Oliver "Show" Brown was born to Leola and Remble |
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Brown in Bigelow, Arkansas; he grew up in Kansas City and moved to |
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Texas to attend Texas Southern University; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a standout track and field athlete and |
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football player at the university and was a cocaptain of its 1952 |
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championship football team; after completing his studies, he |
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entered the United States Army and served the nation with |
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distinction in Korea; and |
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WHEREAS, After his military service, he returned to Texas |
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to his college sweetheart, Ramona Morgan, and they were married |
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on December 28, 1955; and |
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WHEREAS, He began his career in education in La Marque but |
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soon moved to Houston, where he established a tradition of |
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excellence at Worthing High School as the longtime head coach of |
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its boys' and girls' track teams, which won multiple |
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championships; long before the advent of Title IX, he was one of |
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the pioneers of girls' track in Houston, and he was inducted into |
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the Houston Coaches Association Hall of Honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Brown insisted that his student-athletes |
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excel in the classroom as well as on the athletic field; he |
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implemented a "no pass, no play" model years before the |
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legislature enacted it into law because he knew the value of |
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education to the future success of his students; and |
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WHEREAS, A devout Christian who practiced his faith in his |
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daily life, Coach Brown was a member of Wesley African Methodist |
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Episcopal Church, where he served on the board of trustees and |
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the Men's Day committee and initiated mathematics tutorials for |
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students; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and determination, he |
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gave unselfishly to others, and his wisdom, warmth, and valued |
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counsel will not be forgotten by those who were privileged to |
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share in his life; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a loving husband to his late wife, Ramona, |
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and a devoted father to his children, Tselane and Oliver, and he |
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leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by his |
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family and 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 Oliver Brown; 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 esteem from the Texas Senate, and |
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that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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Oliver Brown. |
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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 23, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |