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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of James Wesley Utley of Mineola, who passed away on September 17, |
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2014, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, This lifelong Texan was born on April 28, 1931, in |
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Gordon; Mr. Utley lived in De Leon and Sweetwater before moving in |
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1956 to Mineola, where he resided for the rest of his life; he and |
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his wife, Frances, shared a marriage that spanned 63 years, and the |
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couple raised four children, Rickey, Wendell, Latrena, and Sheila; |
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Mr. Utley attended church at the First Assembly of God in Mineola; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, At the age of 17, Mr. Utley began his career with the |
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railroad system; he worked for the Texas and Pacific Railway |
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Company and stayed on when the company joined with the Missouri |
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Pacific Railroad in 1976; he also continued in his vocation when the |
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MPR was approved to merge with the Union Pacific Railroad in 1982; |
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in December 1990, Mr. Utley retired after more than 42 years of |
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unwavering service; and |
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WHEREAS, Known affectionately as "Big Jim," James Utley |
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enjoyed a life that was rich in the intangibles that matter most, |
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and he is deeply missed by all those who held him dear; now, |
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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 memory of James Wesley Utley |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Frances Utley; to his sons, Rickey Utley and his wife, Wanda, |
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and Wendell Utley and his wife, Allison; to his daughters, Latrena |
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Buchanan and her friend, Ricky Ramirez, and Sheila Valek and her |
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husband, Darren; to his grandchildren, Klo, Justin, Caleb, Daniel, |
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Brittney, Andrea, Cassie, and Hannah; to his great-grandchildren, |
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Lane and Katherine; to his caretaker, Jeannie Moore; and to his |
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other relatives and friends; and, be it 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 James |
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Wesley Utley. |