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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Thomas |
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Arden Powers of Midlothian, who passed away on January 30, 2017, at |
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the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, "Cotton" Powers was born to Tommy and Vennie Powers |
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on February 5, 1927, in Duncan, Oklahoma; he served his country as a |
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member of the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Powers enjoyed a successful |
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career working for Tony Sanders Real Estate; during his more than |
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three decades in the business, he helped develop Mount Peak in |
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Jordan Run Estates, and he especially enjoyed selling ranch |
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properties; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Powers was the proud father of four children, |
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Larry, Cary, Faun, and Rachelle, and he treasured the time he spent |
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with his three grandchildren, Blake, Garen, and Fallon, and two |
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great-grandchildren, Milo and Jovie; in his leisure time, he loved |
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to smoke ribs and create lavish meals for groups both large and |
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small; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he will be deeply missed, the passage of |
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time will never diminish the joy and love that Cotton Powers brought |
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into the lives of all who knew 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 life of Thomas Arden Powers |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Cary and Rachelle Powers and Faun Franklin; to his |
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grandchildren, Blake and Garen Powers and Fallon Franklin; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Milo and Jovie Campbell; to his sisters, Doris |
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Casey Nash and Laverne Keist; to his former wives, Dartha Roberts |
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and Wanda Yeatherman; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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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 Cotton |
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Powers. |
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Wray |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 712 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 16, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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