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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 Bryan Wilbur Smith of Centerville, who passed away on June 26, |
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2014, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Walter and Esther Smith in Houston on April |
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26, 1927, "Bebe" Smith began working for his father's paving |
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company at the age of 14; he spent the next six and a half decades |
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with the firm and became the owner of the company in 1969; Mr. Smith |
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helped to pave many of the streets in the Bayou City, and over the |
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course of his career he received several awards from the Associated |
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General Contractors of America; and |
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WHEREAS, Bebe Smith married the former Anna Lee Blakeway on |
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January 4, 1950, and the couple enjoyed 62 rewarding years together |
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before her passing; he was the proud father of two daughters, Donna |
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and Sandra, and he later welcomed many grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren into his treasured family; and |
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WHEREAS, A devout Christian, Mr. Smith strove always to live |
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according to the ideals and beliefs he held dear; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained by his deep faith, Bryan Smith achieved a |
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life that was rich in family, friends, and accomplishments, and |
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those who were privileged to share in his love and affection will |
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forever hold him close in their hearts; 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 Bryan Wilbur Smith |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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daughters and their spouses, Donna Schlabach and her husband, |
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Larry, and Sandra McDuffy and her husband, Michael; to his |
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siblings, Mildred Wier, Cora Starnes, Kathleen Castleberry and her |
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husband, Robert, Audrey Eckleman and her husband, Don, and Jerry |
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Smith and his wife, Joni; to his brother-in-law, Thomas Blakeway; |
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to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and to his other |
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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 Bryan |
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Wilbur Smith. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2310 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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