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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, James Augusta Farrar of Houston passed away on March |
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19, 2017, at the age of 80, leaving behind a legacy that will be |
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forever cherished by all those who held him dear; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on January 1, 1937, James Farrar was the son of |
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Dan Hill Farrar and Jesse May Hicks Farrar; he moved with his |
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parents and his younger brother, Dan, from the community of Ten |
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Mile, located near Madisonville, to Houston, and grew up in the |
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city's East End; a graduate of Reagan High School, he went on to |
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study architecture at The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Farrar began his architectural career as a |
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draftsman, and after completing an apprenticeship, he worked for |
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Irving R. Klein & Associates, Neuhaus & Taylor, 3D Architects |
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International, Lloyd Jones Brewer and Associates, and Hermes Reed |
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Architects, before operating an independent firm with his youngest |
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daughter; he designed and supervised the construction of several |
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signature buildings in Houston and across the nation, and he |
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managed projects that involved million-dollar budgets and hundreds |
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of personnel; along the way, he was generous in serving as a mentor |
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to younger architects, and he achieved emeritus status with the |
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American Institute of Architects; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Farrar enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Yolanda, with whom he shared 51 years, and |
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the love and adoration of his five children, James, Gabriela, |
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Kimber Leigh, Jessica, and John; nine grandchildren, Alexander, |
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Mandy, Tammie, James, Christopher, Robert, Abigail, Wyatt, and |
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Avery; and five great-grandchildren, Daniel, Jasmine, Chloe, |
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Marley, and Colton; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong learner who pursued many hobbies and |
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interests, Mr. Farrar had a passion for hunting, fishing, and other |
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outdoor activities, and he was also a gun collector and an expert |
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marksman; in addition, he was a skilled photographer, and he was |
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fond of traveling, building and repairing computers, and riding his |
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motorcycle, a habit he continued into his 70s; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of eight decades of life well lived, |
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James Farrar distinguished himself as a talented architect, a |
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devoted husband and father, and a true Renaissance man, and his |
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achievements remain an inspiration to all who were privileged to |
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know him; 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 memory of James Augusta |
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Farrar and extend sincere sympathy to his relatives and friends; |
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and, be 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 James |
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Farrar. |