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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may |
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temper the profound sadness felt at the death of Jeff Bass Young of |
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Chalk Mountain on March 4, 2014, at the age of 57; and |
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WHEREAS, Jeff Young was born in Fort Worth on February 21, |
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1957, to Hollis and Carolyn Bass, and he was later adopted by his |
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grandparents, J. O. and Mary Jane Young; he graduated as the |
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valedictorian of Springtown High School in 1975, earning the |
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affectionate nickname "Perch" as the manager of the varsity |
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football team; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Navy nuclear program, |
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Mr. Young enjoyed a notable career with the Comanche Peak Nuclear |
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Power Plant before retiring; he also worked as a licensed |
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vocational nurse in Glen Rose; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman was a devout Christian who |
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served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher at Plainview Baptist |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Jeff Young is deeply missed, cherished |
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memories of time spent in his company will long endure in the hearts |
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of his family and friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jeff Bass Young and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Dianne Young; to his sisters, Holly Moore and her husband, |
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Phillip, Shelly Cagle and her husband, Sam, and Carrie Montgomery |
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and her husband, Bobby; to his sister-in-law, LaQuita Johnson; to |
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his brothers-in-law, Vic Johnson and Tony Smith and his wife, Joan; |
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to his nephews, Andrew and Jay Johnson; to his stepmother, Martha |
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Erickson; to his aunt, Jean Henderson; to his special friend, John |
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Mohr; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jeff Bass |
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Young. |
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Sheffield |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 97 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on February 19, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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