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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Wise County lost an admired civic leader with the |
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passing of Dwight Albert Sharpe of Aurora on July 12, 2018, at the |
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age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Ballinger on June 24, 1939, D. A. Sharpe grew |
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up in Houston, Sweetwater, San Antonio, and Dallas; he graduated |
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from The University of Texas at Austin, and a new job with IBM |
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Corporation took him to New Orleans, where he met his future wife, |
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the former Suzanne Boggess; following a whirlwind courtship, they |
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married on September 30, 1962, and they became the parents of three |
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children, Taylor, Tiffany, and Todd; the couple eventually knew the |
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joy of welcoming into their family seven grandchildren, Katherine, |
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Jack, Lily, Sarah, Sam, Luke, and Brooke; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Sharpe became very involved in the Presbyterian |
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Church, and his dedication to Christian ministry led to a long |
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career in that arena; for a decade, he worked in St. Louis, |
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Missouri, as managing editor of The Open Letter, a church |
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publication; he moved to Dallas in 1982 to become business manager |
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for Highland Park Presbyterian Church, and he went on to serve as |
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director of stewardship and support services and as executive |
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administrator for the senior pastor until retiring in 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Long active in civic life, Mr. Sharpe continued to |
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work in behalf of the Republican Party after relocating to Wise |
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County in 1999; among numerous leadership roles, he served for |
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eight years as Wise County Republican chair, and he was a state and |
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national GOP delegate, as well as communications director for State |
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Senate District 30; a fifth-generation Texan, he was a proud member |
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of the Sons of the Republic of Texas; he served as editor of the |
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monthly journal of the Dallas chapter of Sons of the American |
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Revolution, and he wrote articles for several genealogical |
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publications; through extensive research, he was able to trace his |
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lineage to the Mayflower and 7th-century Norway; and |
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WHEREAS, D. A. Sharpe is deeply missed, but those who were |
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privileged to know him will forever remember his great faith, his |
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kindness, and his devotion to his loved ones and to his community; |
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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 Dwight Albert Sharpe |
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and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be |
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it 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 Dwight |
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Albert Sharpe. |