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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 215
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In Memory |
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of |
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Curtis Lee Evetts |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Curtis Lee Evetts of Pittsburg, Texas, who died on |
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November 2, 2016, at the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Curtis Lee Evetts was born in Medicine Lodge, |
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Kansas, on December 1, 1931, to Tom and Lura Marshall Evetts; he was |
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joined in matrimony to Bobbye Evetts, and they were blessed with |
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three children, Curtis, Janet, and Jennifer; his family later grew |
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to include three grandchildren, David, Austin, and Cole, as well as |
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three great-grandchildren, John, Reese, and Sadie; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Pittsburg, Mr. Evetts |
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owned and operated the Evetts Oil Company; he was a scoutmaster |
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for Boy Scout Troop No. 210, and he was also active with youth |
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baseball, the Kiwanis Club, and other civic groups; he had been a |
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member of First Baptist Church in Pittsburg since 1965; and |
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WHEREAS, Curtis Lee Evetts lived a life that was rich in |
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personal and professional achievements, and he is deeply missed |
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by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Curtis Lee |
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Evetts and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his son, Dr. Curtis A. Evetts; to his daughter, Janet |
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Franklin; to his grandchildren and their spouses, David and Laura |
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Franklin, Austin and Leslie Evetts, and Cole and Kate Evetts; to |
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his great-grandchildren, John Franklin, Reese Evetts, and Sadie |
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Evetts; to his brother, Clinton Evetts, and his wife, Rosemary; |
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to his sister, Lou Ella Humphrey, and her husband, Sam; and to his |
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other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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so in memory of Curtis Lee Evetts. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 21, 2017, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |