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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 104th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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cause for celebration, and Alton Claud Huff of Corpus Christi |
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marked this momentous milestone in his life on October 26, 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Bee House in 1914, A. C. Huff is the son of |
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Oliver and Mamie Huff; he grew up with a brother, General Novis |
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Huff, and as a boy he picked cotton and performed other work on the |
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farm; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Huff married the former Billy Jean Wheeler on |
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April 30, 1944, and they became the proud parents of two children, |
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Brenda and Larry Bill; eventually, their family grew to include a |
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cherished granddaughter, Heather; the couple shared a rewarding |
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relationship of 63 years before Mrs. Huff's death in 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, While employed at Sinclair Refinery, Mr. Huff |
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developed a passion for boat racing; he won the 1954 world |
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championship in Class D runabouts, and the following year, he |
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opened Huff Marine in Corpus Christi; today, the business continues |
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to thrive under the leadership of his daughter and her husband, |
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Ronnie Nance; and |
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WHEREAS, A. C. Huff has witnessed a panorama of change over |
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the course of more than a century, and he has met life's challenges |
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and opportunities with dignity and grace, earning the deep |
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admiration of all who are privileged to know him; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate A. C. Huff on the joyous occasion |
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of his 104th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Huff as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |