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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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passing of Albert V. Hallford of Fredericksburg on December 20, |
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2014, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hallford was born in Fort Stockton on September |
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5, 1933, to Currie and Annie Webb Hallford; after graduating from |
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Fort Stockton High School, he served with the United States Army |
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from 1954 to 1956 and later went on to earn a master's degree in |
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education from Sul Ross State University; and |
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WHEREAS, For 40 years, Mr. Hallford worked as a teacher and |
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principal in Balmorhea and Alpine schools; additionally, he served |
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as an Alpine municipal judge, and he raised Hereford cattle as a |
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rancher; in his free time, he enjoyed baseball and cheering on his |
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favorite basketball team, the San Antonio Spurs; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hallford shared more than half a century of |
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marriage with the former Margaret McKinney; he helped to raise two |
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daughters, Kim and Denise, and through the years, his beloved |
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family grew to include six grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Albert Hallford brings great |
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sadness to his many loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will |
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long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be |
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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 memory of Albert V. Hallford |
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and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Margaret Hallford; to his children, Kimberly Stone and |
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her husband, Scott, and Denise Looney and her husband, Chris; to his |
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grandchildren, Carlee, Isabella, Carson, Catherine, Annie, and |
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Bradlee; to his siblings, Dorothy Lentz, Betty Henslee and her |
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husband, Ira Lee, and Currie Hallford and his wife, Karen; and to |
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his other 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 Albert V. |
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Hallford. |
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Nevárez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 815 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 12, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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