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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Boyd Larry Bloomfield of Baytown on June 5, 2014, at the |
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age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, The youngest son of John and Susie Bloomfield, |
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"Corky" Bloomfield was born in Odem on December 5, 1939; he spent |
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his formative years in the Corpus Christi area, graduating from Roy |
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Miller High School; he earned degrees from Del Mar College and Rice |
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University before completing graduate programs at the University of |
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Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Mr. Bloomfield held |
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jobs in a number of different fields and owned his own business, |
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Main Metal Fabrication; he was also an educator, and he taught |
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during college and in Houston's special education pilot program; he |
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returned to the classroom later in life to work as a special |
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education teacher until his retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, This valued member of the Baytown community was |
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affiliated with the Rotary Club and Lee College; a football player |
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in his youth, he had a passion for sports of all kinds and loved his |
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Harley-Davidson motorcycle; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Bloomfield enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, the former Mary Sue Hamon, whom he met |
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at Del Mar College and married in 1966; he took great pride in his |
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two children, Lauren and Everett, and in his grandson, Jack; and |
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WHEREAS, Corky Bloomfield lived life to the fullest, and he |
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will forever hold a special place in the hearts of all those who |
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were fortunate enough to share in the warmth of his affection; 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 Boyd Bloomfield and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Mary Sue Hamon Bloomfield; to his daughter, Lauren Bloomfield |
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Burns, and her husband, Andrew; to his son, John Everett |
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Bloomfield; to his grandson, John Kelly "Jack" Burns; to his |
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brother-in-law, Dexter Boone Hamon, and his wife, Susie; to Tracy |
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Ann Snyder; to his nieces and nephews; and to his other relatives |
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and many 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 Boyd |
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Bloomfield. |