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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 219
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In Memory |
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Hamp Atkinson |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of former state representative Hamp Atkinson of New |
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Boston, who died on July 5, 2016, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Hamp Atkinson was born to Ballard and Sybil |
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Atkinson on December 23, 1933, in the Old Salem community near |
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New Boston; over the course of his working life, he owned a ranch, |
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a farm supply store, and a petroleum business, and he served as a |
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director of the Guaranty Bond Bank; he was a longtime member of |
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Tapp United Methodist Church in New Boston; and |
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WHEREAS, This distinguished Texan was also one of the |
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leading educators in Bowie County for many years, and he carried |
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his passionate advocacy for education with him into the Texas |
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Legislature, where he represented House District 1 from 1975 to |
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1983; a member of the Public Education Committee throughout his |
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tenure, he chaired that body during his last two terms and also |
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sat on a number of public education subcommittees, including |
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those on public school finance, the Teacher Retirement System, |
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and budget and oversight; in addition, he served as vice chair of |
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the Ways and Means Committee, and throughout the entirety of his |
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legislative career, he held a seat on the State Preservation |
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Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Atkinson was a loving husband to Sue Farris |
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Atkinson, and he delighted in the time he spent with his family, |
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which included his daughters, Amy Barron and her husband, Bryan, |
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and Melinda Black and her husband, Scott, as well as his |
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stepchildren, Lee Farris and his wife, Melissa, Julie Cherry and |
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her husband, Jim, and Jennifer Newton and her husband, Nick; |
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later in life, he was blessed with nine grandchildren and their |
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spouses, Magan and Clayton Wisdom, Paige and Matt Kiddey, Sara |
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McCarter, Molly Black, Brooks Black, Brody Barron, Lee William |
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Farris, Meredith Farris, and Harrison Newton, and a |
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great-grandson, Lane Wisdom; his first wife, Pat Atkinson, and |
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two daughters, Lisa Lyn Atkinson and Lori McCarter, preceded him |
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in death; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a dedicated public |
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servant, Hamp Atkinson will be deeply missed, but he leaves |
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behind a record of civic engagement that will continue to inspire |
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all those who knew and loved him; 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 life of the Honorable Hamp |
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Atkinson and extend sincere condolences to his family and |
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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 Hamp Atkinson. |
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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 |