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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may help |
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comfort those saddened by the passing of James Standridge of Beach |
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City on February 23, 2015, at the age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 28, 1945, in Holla Bend, Arkansas, Jim |
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Standridge was the son of James Melton Standridge and Lucille Marie |
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Howell; he enjoyed a career with ExxonMobil that spanned 37 years, |
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and after retiring in 2002, he became a consultant in the oil and |
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gas industry; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Standridge loved his adopted hometown of Beach |
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City, and he worked tirelessly in its behalf, serving as a council |
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member for three years and as mayor for eight years; he further |
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contributed to his community as a member of the Beach City Lions |
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Club and as a congregant of Fisher Road Baptist Church; in his |
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leisure time, he enjoyed bird-watching, and he delighted in |
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visiting his family's farm in Chester; he was also especially |
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knowledgeable about automobiles, history, and genealogy; |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Standridge enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, Rita, with whom he shared 50 years, |
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and he was the proud father of three children, James, Cara, and |
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Stephanie; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his community, Jim |
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Standridge made a meaningful difference in the lives of his loved |
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ones and fellow citizens alike, and his contributions will be |
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fondly remembered for years to come; 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 memory of James Standridge |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Rita Standridge; to his children, James Colvit Standridge and |
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his wife, Torre, Cara Standridge Miller, and Stephanie Farner and |
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her husband, Eric; to his mother, Lucille Marie Howell; to his |
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brothers, Milton Standridge and his wife, Linda, and Robert Allen |
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Blevins; to his grandchildren, Erin Maness and her husband, Dustin, |
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Bethany Tesar and her husband, Blake, and Katie Farner; to his |
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great-granddaughter, Audrey Grace Maness; and to his other |
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relatives 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 Jim |
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Standridge. |