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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 help |
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to comfort those saddened by the death of Charles Fisher White of |
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Baytown on December 1, 2014, at the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Ingleside on October 21, 1930, to William |
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and Viola White, Charles White grew up in Baytown, where he |
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continued to reside for the rest of his life; a graduate of Robert |
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E. Lee High School, he earned a business degree from The University |
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of Texas; in 1955, he founded White Supply Company, which he |
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operated until his retirement in 1990; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. White was an active member of the Rotary Club of |
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Baytown for more than 50 years; recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow |
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by the organization, he was further honored when the club |
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established a Service Above Self scholarship in his name; in his |
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leisure time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and taking photographs, |
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and he was especially fond of sharing stories and jokes; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly six decades, Mr. White enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, the former Shirley Stassi; they were the |
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proud parents of three children, Lu Ann, Mark, and Matthew, and in |
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later years, Mr. White delighted in the company of his seven |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Charles White treasured the time he spent in the |
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company of his family and friends, and those he leaves behind will |
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in turn cherish their memories of this kind and caring man; 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 pay tribute to the life of Charles Fisher White and |
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extend sincere condolences to his family: to his daughter, Lu Ann |
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Shank, and her husband, Mark; to his sons, Mark White and his wife, |
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Karen, and Matthew White and his wife, Stacey; to his |
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grandchildren, Katie, Aden, and Christian Shank and Sara, Samantha, |
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Cullen, and Avery White; to his nieces and nephews, Ann Landolt, |
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Alison Cotton, Stacy and Michael Dienst, Bill and Greg White, Robyn |
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Halbrook, Stephen Wood, and Michelle Mouck; and to his other |
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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 Charles |
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Fisher White. |