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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of James Wesley Hightower of Waxahachie |
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on February 5, 2019, at the age of 92, has brought a great loss to |
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his family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, James Hightower was born to Leo and Gladys Hightower |
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on November 6, 1926, in Waxahachie, where he grew up with the |
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companionship of a sister, Mildred; he graduated from Waxahachie |
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High School in 1945, and during his time there, he captained the |
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football team and distinguished himself as a Golden Gloves boxing |
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champion; although he was offered scholarships to both Texas |
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Christian University and Rice University, he put his education on |
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hold to serve in World War II as a member of the United States Army's |
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98th Field Artillery Battalion; after the war ended, he enrolled at |
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TCU and Baylor Law School; and |
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WHEREAS, On February 2, 1946, Mr. Hightower wed his high |
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school sweetheart, the former Jimylin Wise, and they went on to |
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share a marriage that spanned 72 years, before Mrs. Hightower's |
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passing in 2018; the couple were blessed with three children, |
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Laurie, Wesley, and Jamie, and over the years, Mr. Hightower took |
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pride in welcoming into his family seven grandchildren and seven |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, An admired civic leader, Mr. Hightower served as |
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president of the Ellis County Rural Rail Transportation District, |
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the Waxahachie Foundation, and the Waxahachie Ex-Students' |
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Association, as well as the Chairman's Roundtable Division Leader |
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for the YMCA Youth Sponsorship Campaign from 1997 to 2000; he and |
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his wife were also members of Historic Waxahachie, Inc., and |
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Mr. Hightower was a certified Master Gardener; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his family, his profession, and |
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his community, James Hightower leaves behind an exemplary record of |
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service, and he will forever hold a special place in the hearts of |
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all those 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 James Wesley |
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Hightower and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; 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 James |
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Wesley Hightower. |