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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gus Cargile Jr. of Corpus Christi is celebrating his |
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95th birthday on July 31, 2017, and this occasion provides a welcome |
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opportunity for family and friends to express the love and |
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affection they hold for him; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Corpus Christi in 1922, Gus Cargile opened |
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his own store when he was only 11 and sold snow cones and candy on |
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the weekends; he set up a fireworks stand for the Fourth of July and |
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New Year's as well, and while a student at Corpus Christi High |
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School, he worked for his father at Gus Cargile Lumber Company; and |
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WHEREAS, Following graduation, Mr. Cargile attended Texas |
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A&M University and went on to enlist in the United States Navy in |
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1942; commissioned as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps |
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the following year, he became a pilot and squadron flight |
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instructor, and after World War II, he continued to serve in the |
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Marine Reserve until 1952, attaining the rank of captain; and |
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WHEREAS, In the early part of his career, Mr. Cargile was a |
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pilot for Earl P. Halliburton; he later founded five businesses, |
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Coastal Bend Manufacturing Company, Nueces Pallet Company, |
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Jalapeno Steel Company, Saxet Gun Shows, and Corpus Christi Gold |
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Mine; in addition, after working for Industrial Fabricators and |
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Mill Supply for five years, he bought the shop in 1970 and built it |
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into one of the largest in the area; he passed ownership to the next |
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generation in 1984, but the following year, he opened the |
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Swap-A-Rama flea market, which he continues to run today, while |
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also consulting for Industrial Fabricators and Saxet Gun Shows; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cargile married the former Ada Gary, and they |
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became the proud parents of seven children, Gary, Laura, Caroline, |
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Mary Claire, Gus, John, and Ada; today, he enjoys spending time with |
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his 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; also an avid |
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traveler, he has visited 70 countries on 6 continents, and his next |
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adventure will be a trip to Thailand; and |
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WHEREAS, Meeting life's challenges with resilience, |
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optimism, and determination, Gus Cargile is an inspiration to many |
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people, and he holds a special place in the hearts of all who are |
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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 congratulate Gus Cargile on his 95th birthday |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; 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 Mr. Cargile as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Hunter |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2638 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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