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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Mount Pleasant lost an admired civic |
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leader with the passing of former mayor William Clark Chambers on |
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August 16, 2014, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Ewing and Josephine Harlow Chambers, Bill |
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Chambers was born in Jasonville, Indiana, on September 9, 1938; |
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though he began his life in Indiana, he later moved to North Texas |
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and made the city of Mount Pleasant his home; there, he owned his |
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own business, Chambers Pharmacy, and cofounded American National |
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Bank of Mount Pleasant; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Chambers began his career in public service in |
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1972, when he was elected to the Mount Pleasant Independent School |
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District Board of Trustees, which he served on for a total of nine |
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years; he subsequently ran for mayor and won, ousting an incumbent |
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in 1995; during his tenure in office, he was instrumental in the |
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construction of Heritage Park, a 60-acre recreation facility |
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featuring a pavilion, sports fields, and fishing piers; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Chambers enjoyed the |
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support of a loving family that included his wife, Rosalie, his two |
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sons, William and Tim, his daughter, Melissa, and his six |
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grandchildren; he was also sustained by his faith, and he was a |
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valued member of the First Baptist Church of Mount Pleasant; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Chambers built a life that was rich in family, |
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friends, and accomplishments, and he will long be fondly remembered |
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by all those who were fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, |
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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 William Clark |
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Chambers and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Rosalie Chambers; to his sons and daughters-in-law, |
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William and Cathy Chambers and Tim and Veronica Chambers; to his |
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daughter, Melissa Whitehead; to his grandchildren, David, Anthony, |
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and Michael Chambers, Krystin and Blayne Henke, and Madison |
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Whitehead; to his brother, Gene Chambers; and to his other |
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relatives 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 William |
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Clark Chambers. |