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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 Butch |
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Petty of Mount Pleasant, who passed away on March 28, 2017, at the |
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age of 58; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of William and Anita Petty, Butch Petty was |
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born on August 30, 1958, in Pittsburg, Texas, and he grew up with |
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the companionship of a sister, Tina; he graduated from Mount |
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Pleasant High School in 1976 and went on to enjoy a rewarding career |
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as a technician at the Mount Pleasant Regional Airport; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Petty served as a |
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volunteer firefighter in Mount Pleasant for more than 20 years |
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before taking a position as chief of the 5-Star Volunteer Fire |
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Department; he was also a longtime member of the Church of the |
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Nazarene in Mount Pleasant; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Petty shared four decades of marriage with his |
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beloved wife, Della, and over the years, their family grew to |
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include two sons, Ashley Petty and his wife, Selena Pack, and Joey |
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Petty and his wife, Summer, as well as two granddaughters, Kayleigh |
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and Tayler; and |
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WHEREAS, Butch Petty led a caring and purposeful life |
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centered on his family, his faith, and his community, and those who |
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were fortunate enough to know him will forever hold him close in |
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their hearts; 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 Butch Petty and |
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extend sincere condolences to his relatives and many friends; and, |
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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 Butch |
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Petty. |