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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Oakleigh D. Smith were |
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deeply saddened by his death on January 12, 2014, at the age of 90; |
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WHEREAS, Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 12, 1923, |
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Mr. Smith was the son of Dwight and Jewel Smith; he came of age |
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during World War II and proudly served his country in the United |
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States Army Air Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith graduated from Oklahoma State University |
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and went on to complete a master's degree in chemical engineering at |
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The University of Texas at Austin; he became a sales manager for |
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Purex Corporation and was employed by the company until his |
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retirement; before returning to Oklahoma, he resided in Conroe; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith shared a fulfilling relationship with his |
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wife, Carolyn Glomsett Smith, and he was the devoted father of three |
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children, Donald Smith, Susan L. Kerr, and Gena Overby; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Oakleigh Smith will be deeply missed, |
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cherished memories of time spent in his company will long endure in |
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the hearts of his loved ones; 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 Oakleigh D. Smith and |
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extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Oakleigh |
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Smith. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phillips |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Pickett |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burkett |
Keffer |
Romero, Jr. |
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Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Sanford |
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Button |
King of Parker |
Schaefer |
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Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schofield |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schubert |
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Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simpson |
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Cyrier |
Laubenberg |
Smithee |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Stephenson |
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Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stickland |
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Deshotel |
Márquez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Tinderholt |
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Elkins |
McClendon |
Turner of Collin |
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Faircloth |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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Fallon |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Farney |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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Farrar |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Flynn |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 572 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on March 5, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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