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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 remain to comfort the |
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family and friends of James Dewey Welch of Mabank, who passed away |
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on March 15, 2019, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, James Welch was born in Caddo, Oklahoma, on |
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September 14, 1930, to Clyde and Beautrice Welch, and he grew up |
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with the companionship of a brother, Leslie, and two sisters, |
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Pauline and Wanda; he answered his nation's call to duty by joining |
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the U.S. Navy, and following his military service, he earned a |
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master's degree in education from Southeastern Oklahoma State |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Welch was a longtime educator who taught at |
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several schools in Weslaco and Mesquite, where he touched the lives |
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of many students; after completing his career, he served as a member |
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of the Texas Retired Teachers Association and the Mesquite |
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Association of Retired School Employees; moreover, he was a valued |
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congregant of the Beacon Church of Christ, and in his leisure time, |
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he enjoyed pursuing his favorite hobby, fishing; and |
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WHEREAS, A caring family man, Mr. Welch shared more than 63 |
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years of marriage with the love of his life, Sue Welch, and he was |
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the proud father of four children, Larry, Randy, Susan, and Danny; |
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he later experienced the joy of welcoming into his family six |
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grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, James Welch is deeply missed, and he will long be |
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remembered with warmth and affection by all who were fortunate |
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enough to 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 Dewey Welch |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Sue Welch; to his children, Larry Welch and his wife, Deborah, |
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Randy Welch and his wife, Robin, and Susan Coleman and her husband, |
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David; to his grandchildren, Tierra Herrera, Raini Estrada, |
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Madeline Welch, Makenna Welch, Kyle Vyers, and Kristen Vyers; to |
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his great-grandchildren, Soren, Tessa, and Stormi; to his sister, |
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Wanda Pierce; and to his other relatives and friends; 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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Welch. |