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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Glendon O. DeZell of Waco, who passed away on March 21, 2015, at |
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the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 12, 1921, Glendon DeZell grew up on a |
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farm in Leon County; as a teenager, he and his older brother ran the |
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farm so that his father could work in the Mexia oil fields to |
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support the family; and |
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WHEREAS, This patriotic Texan came of age during World War |
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II, and he served his country in the South Pacific; after retiring |
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from the navy as a chief petty officer, he went on to enjoy a |
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successful career in civil service, skillfully repairing aircraft |
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as a structural mechanic; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. DeZell gave generously of his time and talents |
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to his community as a Mason and as a scoutmaster; he was a valued |
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congregant of Timbercrest Baptist Church of Waco, and his interest |
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in theology led him to become a Sunday school teacher and an |
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informal Biblical scholar; and |
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WHEREAS, For 70 years, Mr. DeZell enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, the former Athalee Hood; he took great pride in |
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his daughter, Linda, his sons, Glendon and James, and his |
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grandchildren, Derek, Victoria, James, Adam, Tracilyn, Sayde, and |
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Cortney; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the Greatest Generation, Glendon DeZell |
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fought courageously in defense of his nation and returned home to |
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serve his community with equal commitment, 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 life of Glendon DeZell and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Athalee Hood DeZell; to his sons, Glendon Bruce DeZell and James |
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DeZell and his wife, Sheri; to his daughter, Linda Hall, and her |
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husband, Dicky; to his grandchildren, Derek DeZell and his wife, |
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Shelbie, Victoria DeZell and her husband, Andre Robbins, James |
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Matthew DeZell, Adam Hall and his wife, Kristin, Dr. Tracilyn Hall, |
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Sayde Carlsen, and Cortney Carlsen; to his great-grandchildren; to |
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his sister, Datha Crutchfield; to his sister-in-law, Wilma Wilson, |
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and her husband, Seth; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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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 honor of Glendon O. |
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DeZell. |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1758 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 7, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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