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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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death of Orvil Glyn Briggs of Point on September 27, 2014, at the |
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age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Orvil Briggs was born one of 12 children to Thurman |
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and Leona Spencer Briggs on October 14, 1925, in Point; answering |
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his nation's call to duty, he served in the U.S. Navy during World |
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War II and was stationed in the Pacific on the USS Kaskaskia; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Briggs was joined in matrimony to Clodell Cason |
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on January 18, 1947, in Alba and shared with her more than 67 years |
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of marriage; he was the proud father of a son, Glyn, and adored his |
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three grandchildren, Damon, Darrell, and Colleen, and |
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great-granddaughter, Adelyn; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in civic life, Mr. Briggs served on the Point |
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City Council, was a Rains ISD trustee, and was a member of the local |
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cemetery committee, the housing authority board, and the water |
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board; he sang with the Point United Methodist Church choir, taught |
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couples' Sunday school, and held a seat on the church board; |
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furthermore, he was a past worshipful master of the Shiloh Lodge |
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No. 307 and a past worthy patron of Chapter No. 853 of Eastern Star, |
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both in Lone Oak; and |
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WHEREAS, The death of Orvil Briggs brings immeasurable sorrow |
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to his family and friends, but he leaves behind a legacy that will |
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long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be |
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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 Orvil Glyn Briggs and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Clodell Briggs; to his son, Glyn Michael Briggs and his wife, Vicki; |
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to his grandchildren, Damon Michael Briggs and his wife, Amber, |
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Darrell Sherman Briggs and his wife, Jaime, and Colleen Michelle |
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Ramero; to his great-granddaughter, Adelyn Elizabeth Briggs; and to |
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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 Orvil Glyn |
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Briggs. |