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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 Harvey David Hamm Sr. of Pittsburg, Texas, on March 24, |
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2017, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Clarksville on October 19, 1934, Harvey Hamm |
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grew up with the companionship of six sisters; on August 15, 1954, |
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he exchanged wedding vows with his high school sweetheart, the |
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former Shirley Sloan, and the couple enjoyed a fairytale romance |
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that came to an end 62 years later, with Mrs. Hamm passing away just |
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weeks before her husband; over the course of their long and |
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rewarding marriage, they were blessed with two children, Harvey and |
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Melinda, three grandchildren, Jennifer, Michael, and Mitchell, and |
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six great-grandchildren, Josie, Kenlie, Kennady, Kynslee, Noah, |
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and Keyton; and |
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WHEREAS, A natural salesman, Mr. Hamm began his career |
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working in the service department at Lone Star Cadillac in Dallas, |
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but his knack for helping customers soon led him into sales; he went |
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on to sell insurance and to become the owner of a gas station, a |
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retail shoe store, a restaurant, and a Chrysler Plymouth |
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dealership; he also helped found Mayben Realty and served the |
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company as vice president and as a licensed Realtor; moreover, he |
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contributed to his professional community as a member of the |
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Titus-Camp-Morris-Upshur Board of Realtors, the Texas Association |
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of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hamm was also a 32nd-degree Scottish Rite Mason |
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and a valued congregant of First United Methodist Church in |
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Pittsburg; in his spare time, he enjoyed preparing elaborate meals |
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for his family and cooking at deer camps or men's prayer breakfasts, |
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and at the age of 75, he became one of the first people to enroll in |
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the Northeast Texas Community College culinary arts program; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his compassion and for his outgoing and |
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cheerful nature, Harvey Hamm touched countless lives during his |
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journey on this earth, and all those who were fortunate enough to |
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know him will forever hold him close in their hearts; 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 Harvey David Hamm |
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Sr. and extend sincere condolences to his relatives and many |
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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 Harvey |
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Hamm. |