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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Arley G. Echols of Stephenville, who passed away on |
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February 16, 2015, at the age of 68; and |
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WHEREAS, Arley Echols was born in Texarkana on July 23, 1946, |
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to Roy and Dorothy Echols; he graduated from Plains High School and |
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later received his bachelor's degree in education and master's |
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degree in education administration from Tarleton State University; |
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a veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Echols served overseas during the |
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Vietnam War as a chaplain's assistant; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan enjoyed a successful career in |
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education, serving as a sixth grade math teacher for the |
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Stephenville Independent School District and as superintendent of |
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Three Way and Huckabay Independent School Districts; he later |
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worked as the veterans affairs officer for Erath County; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected and longtime member of the Stephenville |
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community, Mr. Echols was active in the congregation at First |
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Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Echols was blessed with |
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the love and support of his wife, Cathy, with whom he shared nearly |
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four decades of marriage; he was devoted to his children, Michael |
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and Jennifer, and he later knew the joy of welcoming his |
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granddaughters, Audrey and Emily, into his cherished family; and |
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WHEREAS, Arley Echols built a life that was rich in the |
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intangibles that matter most, and although he is deeply missed, he |
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will always be remembered with admiration and affection by all |
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those who were privileged to know 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 Arley G. Echols and |
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extend sincere condolences to his family: to his wife, Cathy |
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Echols; to his son, Michael Echols and his wife, Alecia; to his |
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daughter, Jennifer Lesley and her husband, Brian; to his |
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granddaughters, Audrey Echols and Emily Lesley; to his brothers, |
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Dan Echols and his wife, Judy, Jerry Echols and his wife, Sandra, |
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and Paul Echols and his wife, Tammy; to his sister, Marie Phillips |
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and her husband, Gale; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Arley |
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G. Echols. |
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Sheffield |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 823 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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