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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Jones Odell Smith of Midland, who died on January 12, |
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2015, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, Odell Smith was born in Belton on June 30, 1936, to |
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Tom Willie Smith and Mary Irene Jones; by the age of five, he knew |
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that he wanted to be a police officer, and he went on to enjoy a |
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distinguished career in law enforcement that spanned four and half |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, After serving as a military police officer with the |
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United States Army, Mr. Smith joined the Midland Police Department |
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in 1961; he subsequently became an officer with the Texas |
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Department of Public Safety, and he retired from the Midland |
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College Police Department in 2007, at the age of 71; during the |
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1980s, he also worked for Sun Oil Company as a right-of-way and |
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claims representative; and |
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WHEREAS, Joined in matrimony to Linda Smith for 48 years, |
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Mr. Smith was the father of four daughters, Leisha, Phylis, Sheila, |
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and Paula, and he was later blessed with four granddaughters; he was |
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a longtime member of First Baptist Church and the Emmaus Community; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and an exemplary peace officer, |
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Odell Smith lived a rich and purposeful life, and he leaves behind a |
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record of service that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, |
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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 memory of Jones Odell Smith |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Linda Smith; to his daughters, Leisha Smith, Phylis Meek, |
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Sheila Wiedeman, and Paula Hassinger and her husband, David; to his |
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granddaughters, Rachel Patteson, Sarah Wiedeman, and Sydney and |
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Whitney Dell; to his sisters, Clarine Deaver and Eloise Wilson; and |
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to 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 Odell |
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Smith. |
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Smith |
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Craddick |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1172 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 26, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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