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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and members of the community will |
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treasure their memories of Larry B. Smith, the former editor and |
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publisher of the Brady Standard-Herald, who died on January 21, |
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2015, at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to L. B. and Vivian Smith, Larry Smith played |
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football for the Brady High School Bulldogs, and after graduating |
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in 1958, he attended Texas A&M University on a football scholarship |
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and earned a degree in journalism in 1962; answering his nation's |
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call to duty during the Vietnam era, he served in the U.S. Navy and |
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won a commendation from the commander of the USS Yorktown; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1967, Mr. Smith returned to Brady with his new |
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bride, the former Mary Ann Greene; when his parents moved to Austin |
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to serve in the administration of Governor Preston Smith, he took |
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over his father's role as editor of the Standard-Herald, becoming |
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only the third person in the 105 years of the paper's history to |
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hold the position; in 1986, he became the paper's owner and |
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continued to serve as both editor and publisher until he concluded |
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his career in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, In retirement, Mr. Smith continued to help out at |
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the paper from time to time, but he devoted much of his energy to |
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playing golf with his friends and visiting golf courses around the |
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world; he remained faithful to the Brady Bulldogs, often sitting in |
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the press box during games; he was also in the congregations of the |
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First United Methodist Church and Vision Heights Church of Christ; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Larry |
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Smith was a true newspaperman and a champion of his community, and |
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he leaves behind a legacy of service to others that will continue to |
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inspire all those who knew and loved him; 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 Larry B. Smith and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Mary Ann Greene Smith; to his daughter, Holly Smith Stewart |
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and her husband, James; to his son, Zack B. Smith and his wife, |
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Sarah; to his grandchildren, Brynn and Samuel Stewart and Emma and |
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Southern Smith; to his sister, Sherron Snead; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; now, therefore, be it |
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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 Larry B. |
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Smith. |
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Sheffield |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 510 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 5, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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