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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help comfort the |
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loved ones of Larry Wayne Corbin of Lubbock, who passed away on June |
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3, 2018, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Larry Corbin was born in Duncan, Oklahoma, on |
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December 2, 1938, to Howard and Naomi Corbin; he was a standout |
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basketball player at Levelland High School, and after graduating, |
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he attended West Texas State University on a basketball |
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scholarship; on August 17, 1958, he exchanged wedding vows with the |
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former Jackie Roberts, who was his devoted partner in life |
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throughout nearly six decades of marriage; they became the loving |
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parents of three children, Ken, Kirk, and Kay, and also shared in |
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the joy of welcoming into their family five grandchildren, Allen, |
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Rebecca, Howard, Jack, and Holt, and two great-grandchildren, |
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Keller and Kamden; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Corbin moved with his wife to Lubbock in 1958 |
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and joined the family-owned radio station KLLL-AM; by 1970, he was |
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the sole owner of the station, and he soon thereafter converted it |
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to FM and adopted a full-time country format, a rarity at the time; |
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although he sold KLLL-FM in the late 1970s, his influence on the |
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station helped make it one of the most successful in Lubbock |
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history, and it remains a heritage station to this day; and |
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WHEREAS, Relocating to Alto, New Mexico, in 1984, Mr. Corbin |
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operated a financial advisory office and enjoyed many memorable |
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years in the village; in 2001, he and Mrs. Corbin returned to |
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Lubbock, where he continued working as a financial advisor and |
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spent the last 13 years with Prospera Financial Services; he shared |
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with his wife a fondness for traveling and art collecting, and he |
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always loved telling a good story; and |
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WHEREAS, A caring husband, father, and grandfather and a true |
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and loyal friend, Larry Wayne Corbin will be deeply missed, and he |
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will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who held him |
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close to their hearts; 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 Larry Wayne Corbin and |
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extend sincere sympathy to those 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 Larry Wayne |
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Corbin. |