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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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those saddened by the passing of Jimmie Eugene Garrett Jr. of Corpus |
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Christi on April 20, 2015, at the age of 59; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on January 23, 1956, to Jimmie and Margaret |
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Garrett, Mr. Garrett grew up in Corpus Christi and graduated from |
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King High School in 1974; he married the love of his life, the |
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former Christy O'Rourke, on September 2, 1978, and they became the |
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proud parents of eight daughters, Kerre, Kristin, Kandace, Kortney, |
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Korri, Katlyn, Kasey, and Kameryn; the couple later shared in the |
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joy of welcoming into their cherished family seven grandchildren, |
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Madison, Nathan, Jayden, Brooklyn, Jillian, Dylan, and Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Garrett was employed as a mechanic for several |
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years before taking over as the owner of Panjo's Pizza Parlor; he |
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successfully operated the restaurant for a quarter-century, and he |
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continued to manage the business until his final days; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was an ardent car enthusiast, |
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and he often delighted in attending and participating in drag |
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racing events; most of all, he loved sharing laughter and stories |
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with family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Kind and generous, Jimmie Garrett lived a life that |
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was rich in the intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply |
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missed by all those who had the good fortune to know him; 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 memory of Jimmie Eugene |
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Garrett Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife of 36 years, Christy O'Rourke Garrett; to his |
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daughters, Kristin Marry and her husband, Djuan, Kandace Chapman |
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and her husband, Cliff, Kortney Arispe and her husband, Nicholas, |
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Korri Mesmer and her husband, David, and Katlyn, Kasey, and Kameryn |
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Garrett; to his grandchildren, Madison White, Nathan, Jayden, |
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Brooklyn, and Jillian Marry, and Dylan and Austin Arispe; to his |
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mother, Margaret Garrett; to his sisters, Jane Brelsford and her |
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husband, Harry, and Gina Werden and her husband, Jim; to Katrina |
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Kelly; and to his many other friends and relatives; and, be it |
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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 Jimmie |
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Eugene Garrett Jr. |