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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The City of Nacogdoches lost an esteemed leader with |
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the death of former mayor A. L. Mangham on November 22, 2016, at the |
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age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Nacogdoches County to Alonzo Livingston |
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Mangham Sr. and Gladys Skeeters Mangham on December 17, 1922, A. L. |
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Mangham enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1939; two years later, he was |
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stationed at the Boston Navy Yard when he heard the news of the |
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attack on Pearl Harbor, and he went on to serve in the 4th Marine |
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Division as a navy corpsman, tending to his wounded comrades; he |
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took part in two combat landings in the South Pacific, earning a |
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Silver Star and Purple Heart; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mangham continued to serve in the military |
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following the war, and he retired after 24 years; in the 1960s, he |
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returned to Nacogdoches and began a career in banking that |
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eventually led to his becoming CEO and president of Fredonia State |
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Bank; and |
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WHEREAS, For 13 years in the 1970s and early 1980s, |
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Mr. Mangham served as mayor of Nacogdoches, and he played a crucial |
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role in supporting the city's economic development and in |
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maintaining a business-friendly environment; he provided crucial |
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assistance in the reopening of the Hotel Fredonia and in the |
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development of Lake Nacogdoches, and he was a founding board member |
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of Nacogdoches Medical Center; in recognition of his leadership, |
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the A. L. Mangham Jr. Regional Airport was named in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to his country and his community, A. L. |
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Mangham lived his life with integrity and with an unwavering |
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commitment to serving his fellow citizens, and he leaves behind a |
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legacy of good works that will forever inspire all who had the good |
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fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of A. L. Mangham and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Nancy Mangham; to his children, Craig Mangham, Cheri McGuire and |
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her husband, Joe, and Christi Mangham; to his stepchildren, Arthur |
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Speck Jr. and his wife, Elizabeth, and Virginia Amason and her |
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husband, Bert; to his grandsons, Christopher and Aaron; to his |
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stepgrandchildren, Cathryn, Arthur, Emily, Edith, and Gilbert; to |
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his nephew, Charles; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 A. L. |
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Mangham. |