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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 remain to comfort the |
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many loved ones and friends of Sam Carl Guess of Houston, who passed |
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away on February 1, 2017, at the age of 53; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Bayou City, Sam Guess was born on |
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February 16, 1963, to John and Freddie Johnson Guess; from an early |
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age, he recognized that his calling was in the family funeral |
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business, and he went on to become the first member of his |
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generation to lead Johnson Funeral Home when he took over as chief |
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operating officer in 1985; in addition to drawing on the advice and |
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experience of previous managers, he earned a business degree from |
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Xavier University in New Orleans and completed internships at two |
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other mortuaries; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Guess comforted thousands of families during |
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his more than three decades as a funeral director and business |
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manager; he was also a significant voice in his industry as a member |
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of the Houston Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association, the |
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Houston and National Funeral Directors and Morticians |
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Associations, and the Independent Funeral Directors Association of |
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Texas, and he served as board president of the Fred C. Johnson |
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Foundation, which to date has raised over $150,000 in funds for |
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scholarships; and |
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WHEREAS, This caring gentleman was the loving husband of |
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Susan Harvey Guess, his wife of 24 years, and the proud father of |
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two sons, Sam Elliott and Stephen; admired for his sparkling sense |
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of humor, he cultivated a wide circle of friends from around the |
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country and enjoyed playing golf, skiing, and visiting Chicago and |
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New York City; deeply devoted to his faith, he was an active member |
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of Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, Sam Guess was a kind, generous, and hardworking man |
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who accomplished much and touched the lives of countless people |
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along the way, and he leaves behind a legacy that will continue to |
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inspire 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 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sam Carl Guess and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Susan Harvey Guess; to his sons, Sam Elliott and Stephen Guess; and |
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to his other 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 Sam Guess. |
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Dutton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 448 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 2, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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