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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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passing of Dr. John Wallace Griffin of Port Lavaca on March 29, |
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2015, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, John Griffin was born on his family's farm near |
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Weslaco, the youngest of Charles and Cora Griffin's six children; |
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after graduating from Weslaco High School, he joined the United |
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States Marine Corps, and he later served for 10 years in the U.S. |
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Air Force Reserve; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his honorable discharge from the marines, |
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Dr. Griffin returned home to the Rio Grande Valley to run his |
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family's dairy operation, and he began his college studies at |
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Edinburg Junior College; he went on to major in chemistry and |
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English at Baylor University, and during his years in Waco, he met |
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Marian Ellen McCutcheon, whom he married in 1951; after graduating |
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from the Baylor College of Medicine in 1954, he completed his |
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internship at Hermann Hospital in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Griffin established a rewarding 40-year career |
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as a family physician and surgeon in Port Lavaca, where his |
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expertise was greatly admired; a prominent member of his |
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profession, he played an integral part in the creation of the local |
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indigent care program and served as president of the Victoria, |
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Calhoun, and Goliad County Medical Society; his involvement in |
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community affairs included service on the Calhoun County |
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Independent School District board of trustees and the City of Port |
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Lavaca parks board, and he was a dedicated supporter of the YMCA, |
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the Victoria Bach Festival Association, and other civic |
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organizations; in addition, he was a valued congregant of First |
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United Methodist Church of Port Lavaca; and |
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WHEREAS, In his leisure time, Dr. Griffin pursued such |
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outdoor activities as fishing, golf, scuba diving, and |
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bird-watching, and he was an avid card and domino player; he also |
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relished the time he spent with his family, which included his four |
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children, John, Jeannine, Jill, and David, as well as his numerous |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A skilled doctor, a devoted husband and father, and |
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an influential community leader, Dr. John Griffin excelled in all |
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of these roles, and numerous lives were enriched by his kindness and |
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compassion; 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 Dr. John Wallace |
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Griffin and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Marian McCutcheon Griffin; to his children, John Griffin |
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Jr. and his wife, Lynn Knaupp, Jeannine Griffin and her husband, |
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Paul Bunnell, Jill Griffin Stover and her husband, Lanse, and David |
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Griffin and his wife, Lisa; to his grandchildren, Griffin, Charles, |
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Randy, and Riley Bunnell, Greg, Cora, Ruth, Sarah, and Molly Jo |
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Griffin, and Anna and Clare Stover; to his step-grandson, Austin |
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Watts; to Abbas Shahdadi and his wife, Nazanin Shahdadi; to Lesley |
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Clark and his wife, Colleen Smith; and to his other relatives and |
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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 Dr. John |
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Wallace Griffin. |
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Morrison |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3165 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 30, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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