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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 Roy DeWitt Deen of Wills Point on December 14, 2014, at |
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the age of 102; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on November 24, 1912, DeWitt Deen was the |
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second child of John and Duron Deen; he graduated from Wills Point |
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High School in 1931 and subsequently moved to Fort Worth, where he |
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worked as a grocery clerk at his uncle's store; he later returned to |
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Wills Point and was employed as a dump truck operator for a local |
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Works Progress Administration project; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Deen went on to pursue his calling as an |
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entrepreneur and branched out into other endeavors; he enjoyed a |
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fulfilling career in agriculture, growing cotton and grain and |
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tending cattle, and he was also a land developer and the owner of a |
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marina, a grocery store, and a water company; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Deen served on the |
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boards of the Van Zandt County Farm Bureau, the Van Zandt County |
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Appraisal District, and the Kaufman-Van Zandt-Rockwall Soil and |
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Water Conservation District; he further distinguished himself as a |
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founding member of the Wills Point Rodeo Club and as a member of the |
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Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and he was a |
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valued congregant of the First Baptist Church in Wills Point for |
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more than 90 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Deen shared nearly six decades of marriage with |
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his wife, the former Mary Sue Hall, until her passing in 2001; he |
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was the proud father of six children, Susie, Donna, David, Roy, |
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Tommy, and Eddie, and over the ensuing years, he also had the |
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pleasure of seeing his family grow to include three additional |
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generations; and |
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WHEREAS, Although DeWitt Deen will be deeply missed, |
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cherished memories of time spent in his company will long endure in |
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the hearts of his family and friends; 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 Roy DeWitt Deen and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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daughters, Susie Hagler and Donna Gunter and her husband, Sammy; to |
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his sons, David Deen, Roy Deen and his wife, Kelly, Tommy Deen and |
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his wife, Jeanne, and Eddie Deen and his wife, Allison; to his |
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brothers, Billy Deen and Ted Deen and his wife, Nancy; to his |
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grandchildren, Kim, Krisann, Sammi, Dustin, Chad, Brent, Raleigh, |
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Jana, Clay, Abigail, Eli, and Edison; to his step-grandchildren, |
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Sidney, Dan, and Shannon; to his 8 great-grandchildren, 10 |
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step-great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-granddaughters; and to |
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his other loved ones; 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 DeWitt |
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Deen. |
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Flynn |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1527 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 16, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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