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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life came to a close with the |
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passing of Dr. Eugene B. Smith of College Station on April 21, |
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2015, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Robert and Thelma Smith in Houston on |
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December 28, 1931, "Gene" Smith spent his formative years in |
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Nederland; he attended Texas A&M University, graduating with a |
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bachelor's degree, and went on to join the U.S. Army Signal Corps; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After completing his military service, he moved to |
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Houston to work for IBM; he then went back to Texas A&M, where he |
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earned his master's degree and Ph.D. and subsequently found a |
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position as an associate professor in the school of business; in |
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1976, he left Texas and moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, to become |
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a management analyst for the United States Department of |
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Agriculture; he returned seven years later and took a job with the |
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service in College Station, working |
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there for more than a decade until his retirement in 1994; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Smith married the love of his life, the former |
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Altha Hall, on June 22, 1957, and the couple shared a rewarding |
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union that spanned 57 years; they were the proud parents of a |
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daughter, Kimberly, and with the passing years, they had the |
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pleasure of watching their family grow to include two |
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granddaughters, Emily and Melissa; Dr. Smith enjoyed spending time |
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with his family and friends, playing golf, and traveling with his |
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wife; and |
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WHEREAS, This warm and caring gentleman touched the lives of |
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many during his journey on this earth, and those who were privileged |
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to know him will always remember him with great admiration and |
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affection; 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 Dr. Eugene B. Smith |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Altha Smith; to his daughter, Kim Hord, and her husband, |
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Allen; to his granddaughters, Emily and Melissa; to his brother, |
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Jerry Lynn Smith, and his wife, Judy; and to his other relatives and |
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many 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 Eugene |
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B. "Gene" Smith. |
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Raney |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2687 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 13, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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