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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may help |
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comfort the family and friends of Charles Ray Wilder Sr., who passed |
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away on March 25, 2017, at the age of 61; and |
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WHEREAS, Charles Wilder was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on |
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February 10, 1956, to Lillian Wilder and Luther Wingard; a graduate |
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of Tipton Street High School in Kosciusko, Mississippi, he worked |
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as a brick mason, and in his leisure hours, he enjoyed dancing and |
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spending time outdoors hunting, fishing, and barbecuing; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Wilder shared a rewarding relationship with his |
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wife of 27 years, the former Beverly Terry, until her passing; |
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fortunate enough to find love again, he married the former Mae |
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Johnson on April 8, 2015; he took immense pride in his five |
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children, Shauntel, Kevin, Charles, Harold, and John, and his three |
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stepsons, Orlando, Damon, and the late Tyran Johnson, and his |
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family eventually grew to include two additional generations; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband and father and a true friend to |
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many, Charles Wilder treasured the richness that each day brought |
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during his time on this earth, and he will forever hold a special |
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place in the hearts of those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, |
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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 Ray Wilder |
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Sr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Mae Wilder; to his children, Shauntel Malone and her |
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husband, David, Kevin Terry and his wife, Imesia, Charles Wilder |
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Jr. and his wife, Artesia, Harold Wilder and his wife, Farrah, and |
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John Wilder; to his stepsons, Orlando and Damon Johnson; to his |
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grandchildren, Darius Kimbrough, Anissa, Kentavious, and Ma'Kylee |
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Terry, Derrick Fletcher Jr., Kaleb Malone, Seth, Chelsey, Morgan, |
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Jayden, Janiyah, and "Baby" Wilder, and Harold Wilder Jr.; to his |
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five step-grandchildren; to his great-grandson, Jeremiah Moore; to |
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his father, Luther Wingard, and his wife, Vernestine; to his |
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sisters, JoAnn Guyton, Margaret, Sharon, Wendy, Kathy, Demertha, |
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Mertiseen, and Ladon Wilder, Tasha Ferguson and her husband, |
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Kenneth, Linda Rimmer, Teresa Carter and her husband, Glenn, and |
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Debra, Tracy, and Trameshia Wingard; to his brothers, Ricky, Jason, |
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James, and Ray Wilder, and Tony, Tim, and Stacy Wingard; and to his |
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many 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 Charles Ray |
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Wilder Sr. |