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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jasper County lost a respected and much-loved civic |
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leader with the passing of Bobby Joe Hadnot on August 24, 2018, at |
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the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of the county, Bobby Joe Hadnot |
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was born on March 27, 1938, to Grady Hadnot and Lorraine McCray |
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Green, and he benefited in his youth from the guidance and affection |
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of his grandparents, Tat and Ludy Hadnot and Albert and Francis |
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McCray; he graduated from J. H. Rowe High School in 1956 and became |
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a certified electrician after attending Prairie View A&M |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hadnot was drafted into the United States Army |
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in 1962, and upon completing his military service, he returned to |
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Jasper County and worked at his paternal grandfather's logging |
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business and his maternal grandparents' farm; he subsequently began |
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a successful and trailblazing career with the U.S. Army Corps of |
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Engineers that spanned 42 years, and he went on to become the first |
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African American elected president of the corps' local AFL-CIO |
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trade union; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Hadnot served as |
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president of Citizens for Progress, an organization that worked to |
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advance causes of import to Jasper's African American population |
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during the 1980s and 1990s; in addition, he held leadership |
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positions as president of the Jasper Rural Water Board and vice |
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president of the board for the Beech Grove Volunteer Fire |
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Department, which he played an instrumental role in creating; he |
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was also a lifelong member of the historic Dixie Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hadnot was deeply involved in the upkeep of the |
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Indian Creek Cemetery, where he oversaw a homecoming celebration |
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every summer; committed to preserving local history, he shared his |
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knowledge of Jasper County with several organizations, and he |
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joined together with like-minded citizens to establish the |
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Community and Family Historical Preservation Association; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hadnot enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Ruthie Jean Mitchell Hadnot, with whom he |
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shared 57 rewarding years of marriage; the couple raised three |
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children, Vanessa, Valencia, and Dynetro, and were further blessed |
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with two grandchildren, Daniel and Dymaia; and |
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WHEREAS, Bobby Joe Hadnot was a devoted family man, a pillar |
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of his community, and a source of inspiration to countless people, |
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and he leaves behind a legacy that will long be treasured by those |
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who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Bobby Joe Hadnot and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn his passing; 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 Bobby Joe |
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Hadnot. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 28 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on March 6, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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