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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Rickey Clay Turner Sr. of Fort Worth on |
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July 10, 2016, at the age of 56; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Eugene Turner and Hattie Newton, Rickey |
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Turner was born in Mount Pleasant, where he grew up in the company |
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of his brother, Eugene, and two sisters, Val and Varnasa; in high |
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school, he excelled in both academics and sports, and he |
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distinguished himself as a standout running back on the school's |
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football team; he continued to play football while attending Austin |
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College in Sherman, earning acclaim as a member of the 1981 National |
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Championship team; following his graduation, he moved to Fort Worth |
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and took a job with the Equitable and Eckert Drugstore; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Turner began a notable 16-year tenure with the |
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Fort Worth Fire Department in September 1987, working as a swing man |
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at multiple stations, and he was subsequently promoted to engineer; |
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in his spare time, he pursued a master's degree in counseling and |
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served as a substitute teacher; after being injured in the line of |
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duty, Mr. Turner moved into fire safety education, and he taught |
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children and parents and provided support for families of juvenile |
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fire setters until his retirement in 2003; having died as a result |
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of injuries sustained in the line of duty, he became the first |
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African American to be added to the Fort Worth Police and |
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Firefighters Memorial wall on March 21, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Turner drew strength from |
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the rewarding marriage he shared with his wife, Sheila, and he took |
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great pride in their two children, Rickey and Christina; and |
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WHEREAS, Rickey Turner was a devoted family man and a |
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significant asset to his community, and his commitment to his loved |
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ones and to the citizens of Fort Worth will be remembered and |
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admired for years to come; 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 Rickey Clay Turner Sr. |
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and extend sincere condolences to his family and friends; and, be it |
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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 Rickey |
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Turner. |
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Goldman |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2062 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 25, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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