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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Joe E. Sharp on March 9, 2015, at the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of H. E. and Alice Sharp, Joe Sharp was born |
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in Childress on May 14, 1937; he graduated from Munday High School |
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and completed his bachelor's degree in accounting at North Texas |
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State University; after beginning a career in accounting with Peat |
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Marwick Mitchell and Company, he established his own practice in |
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Amarillo; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Sharp embarked on a new path in 1984 with his |
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acquisition of the First National Bank of Baird; he subsequently |
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purchased a number of other banks, including First Security Bank of |
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Beaver, First National Bank of Munday, and First National Bank of |
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Weatherford; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Sharp's business interests grew |
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to include a bank holding company, a bank software company, and a |
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number of other enterprises; he chaired the board of First Bank |
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Texas, First National Bank of Weatherford, First Security Bank of |
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Beaver, and First Baird Bancshares, and he served on the board of |
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the Independent Bankers Association of Texas; in business, as in |
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every sphere of endeavor, he placed special emphasis on |
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relationships, demonstrating an exceptional commitment to |
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employees and customers alike; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan gave generously of his time and |
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resources to a number of worthy organizations; he served on the |
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board of Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, and he was an active |
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member of First Baptist Church of Colleyville; moreover, he was a |
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faithful partner of the Southwestern and Midwestern Baptist |
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Theological Seminaries, and he supported numerous charities both |
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personally and through the banks that he led; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Sharp treasured, above all, the time he spent in |
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the company of his family and friends, and those he leaves behind |
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will forever cherish their memories of his kindness, faith, and |
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devotion; 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 Joe E. Sharp and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Becky Sharp; to his children, Zan Prince and her husband, |
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Mike, Steve Sharp, Keleigh Greenwood and her husband, Phil, Scott |
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Sharp and his wife, Amanda, and Justin Sharp and his wife, Nikki; to |
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his stepson, Tanner Hanley; to his 10 grandsons and 2 |
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great-grandsons; and to his many 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 Joe |
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E. Sharp. |