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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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death of John S. Marshall of The Colony on March 11, 2014, at the age |
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of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Virginia and John L. Marshall in Los |
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Angeles, California, in 1939, John S. Marshall grew up on his |
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family's farm in Sherman and graduated from Sherman High School in |
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1958; after studying at Austin College for two years, he entered the |
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U.S. Naval Academy in 1960; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Marshall completed nuclear power training and |
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submarine school, and he qualified for submarine service aboard the |
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USS Threadfin; he went on to be a member of the commissioning crew |
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of the USS Grayling and served as the navigator of the USS John |
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Adams; after retiring from active service in 1974, he continued to |
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serve in the Naval Reserve, commanding two reserve units and |
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retiring at the rank of captain in 1994; and |
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WHEREAS, In civilian life, Mr. Marshall joined the Bechtel |
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Power Corporation in California in 1974, and he returned to Texas in |
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1979 to work for TXU at the Comanche Peak nuclear power station, |
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serving as the facility's licensing manager for 18 years; after |
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retiring from TXU in 1998, he served as a consultant on nuclear |
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power plant licensing before going on to work at MessagePhone, |
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Inc., beginning in 2000 and later at Certrec Corporation of Fort |
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Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Marshall was a prominent figure in his |
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community, serving on The Colony City Council from 2006 to 2009 and |
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as a member and president of the Stewart Peninsula Homeowners |
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Association; he was also active in his church, participating in the |
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men's ministry and working as the congregation's sound technician; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Marshall enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Cindy, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned more than 15 years; he was a caring father to |
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his two sons, Jonathan and Vernon, and to Cindy's two daughters, |
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Michelle and Melissa, who he loved as his own; and |
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WHEREAS, An engaged citizen, a caring family man, and an |
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accomplished naval officer and professional, John Marshall leaves |
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behind a legacy of good works that will long be remembered and |
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admired; 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 John S. Marshall and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Cindy Marshall; to his sons, Jonathan Marshall and Vernon |
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Marshall; to his daughters, Michelle Clay and Melissa Workley; to |
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his eight grandchildren, Lauren Clay, Ryan Marshall, Caroline |
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Workley, Reagan Marshall, Jackson Clay, Ryleigh Marshall, |
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Christopher Workley, and Henry Marshall; 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 John S. |
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Marshall. |