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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 218
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In Memory |
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of |
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Everett Blanford Scott |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Lieutenant Colonel Everett Blanford Scott of Mineola, who |
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passed away on January 2, 2017, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Everett Scott was born to Cooper and Ollie Scott |
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on November 7, 1924, in Goodlett; he served his nation during |
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World War II in the United States Navy and later joined the army, |
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serving for a total of 32 years and retiring from the Texas Army |
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National Guard with the rank of lieutenant colonel; in civilian |
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life, this esteemed Texan served as a Texas state trooper and as |
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chief of police in Grapevine; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime congregant of the First Baptist Church |
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in Mineola, Everett Scott attended the Couples Three Sunday school |
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class and proudly served on the committee to renovate the church |
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sanctuary; he was also active in his local Rotary Club and served |
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on the executive board for the Mineola League of the Arts; and |
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WHEREAS, The loss of Colonel Scott is deeply felt by all |
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who appreciated his warm smile and hospitality, and his memory |
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will always be cherished by the numerous friends that he made |
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through the years, as well as by the many people whose lives he |
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forever enriched; 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 Lieutenant |
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Colonel Everett Blanford Scott and extend sincere condolences to |
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the members of his family: to his wife, Pat Scott; to his sons, |
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Everett Ross Scott and his wife, Joanie, and Gary Wayne Scott |
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and his wife, Debbie; to his stepdaughter, Rebecca Lynn |
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Garcia-Ortiz, and stepsons, Robert Allen Blair, Donald Lynden |
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Blair, and David Ted Blair; to his 16 grandchildren and 19 |
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great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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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 Lieutenant Colonel Everett Blanford Scott. |
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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 |