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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens of Atascosa County lost a dedicated |
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community leader and a longtime public servant with the passing of |
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former county commissioner Freddie Eugene Ogden Sr. of Charlotte on |
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April 11, 2018, at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Poteet on November 2, 1950, to Tom and Minnie |
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Ogden, Freddie Ogden grew up with the companionship of a brother, |
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Tom, and a sister, Elsie; he went on to distinguish himself through |
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his 10 years of faithful service as an Atascosa County deputy, and |
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after retiring as chief deputy, he continued his career for another |
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three decades on the Atascosa County Commissioners Court as the |
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representative of Precinct 3; deeply devoted to his community, he |
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was admired for always going above and beyond to help others; and |
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WHEREAS, Commissioner Ogden was preceded in death by his |
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beloved wife, Danna Lynn Ogden, with whom he shared the joy of |
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raising two sons, Freddie and William; he was further blessed with |
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eight grandchildren, and he was held in high regard by his many |
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friends and colleagues; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Freddie Ogden is greatly missed, his loved |
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ones may find comfort in remembering the generosity, integrity, and |
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purposefulness with which he lived his life; 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 Freddie Eugene |
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Ogden Sr. and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his sons, Freddie Ogden Jr. and his wife, Rachel, and |
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William Ogden and his wife, Sara; to his brother, Tom Ogden Jr., and |
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his wife, Guadalupe; to his sister, Elsie Camarillo, and her |
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husband, Willie; to his grandchildren, Edward, Erik, and Mark |
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Ogden, Bryan and Sarah Chapa, Sophia Ogden, and Colton and Carley |
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Pruett; and to his other relatives and friends; 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 Freddie |
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Ogden. |
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Guillen |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1446 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 10, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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