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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Charles Murray Oliver Jr. of Waxahachie, who died on |
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January 27, 2017, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Charles Oliver was born in San Saba on January 25, |
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1932, to Dr. Charles Murray Oliver and Bertha Maureen Taylor |
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Oliver; he attended Tarleton State University and earned his |
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bachelor's degree in animal husbandry from Southwest Texas State |
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Teachers College; answering his nation's call to duty, he served in |
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the U.S. Air Force; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Oliver enjoyed a long and successful career in |
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the insurance industry; he was vice president and agency director |
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for Southern Provident Life Insurance Company and the Dallas agency |
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manager for American General Life Insurance Company before opening |
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his own agency, Oliver & Associates; he was also active in the |
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commercial real estate market, helping to develop the area around |
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Galleria Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, In his private life, Mr. Oliver was a popular |
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teacher and speaker on the subject of Texas history, and he |
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established a working ranch to preserve the heritage of the West; he |
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created the Homeplace Horse and Buggy Company to restore and build |
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authentic horse-drawn vehicles, which were featured for nearly 40 |
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years at the Fort Worth Livestock Show and Rodeo Parade, and in |
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1986, he served as president and chair of the Texas |
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Sesquicentennial Wagon Train; a deacon at First Baptist Church of |
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Dallas for 43 years, he combined his love of Western heritage and |
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his deep religious faith through his work with the Cowboy Church |
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movement and as the founder of the Chuck Wagon Ministry; he was also |
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a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Oliver and his first wife, the late Mary Lou |
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Luster, were blessed with two daughters, Susan Bradley and |
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Elizabeth Herritage; in 1994, he married Pamela J. Bowman and he |
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welcomed into his family her son, Damon Bowman; Mr. Oliver also took |
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great pride in his six grandchildren, Taylor, Hunter, Hogan, |
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Addison, Ethan, and Grace, and in his two great-grandchildren, |
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Oliver and Davison; and |
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WHEREAS, An engaged member of his community and a proud |
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Texan, Charles Oliver lived a rich and purposeful life, and he will |
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forever remain a vibrant presence in the hearts of all those who |
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were privileged 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 Charles Murray |
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Oliver Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his many 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 Charles |
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Murray Oliver Jr. |