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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Edward |
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Samuel Hicks Sr. of Corpus Christi, who died on April 25, 2019, at |
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the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Ed Hicks was born on April 29, 1934, in Cincinnati, |
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Ohio, to A. W. and Leona Hicks, and he grew up with three siblings, |
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Allen, Marvin, and Joyce; he shared 61 years with his wife, Gloria, |
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and he was the proud father of three children, Debbie, Eddie, and |
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Charlie; later in life, he was blessed with three grandchildren, |
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Hannah, Edward, and William; and |
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WHEREAS, A self-made businessman, Mr. Hicks began his career |
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in 1959 at a Chevrolet dealership in Detroit, Michigan, where he |
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rose from salesman to sales manager; after moving with his family to |
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Corpus Christi in 1966, he opened Ed Hicks Motors, selling |
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pre-owned luxury cars, and over the next 50 years he and his family |
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went on to create an automotive retail empire; today, there are six |
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Ed Hicks dealerships in Corpus Christi, employing 250 people; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hicks cherished his faith, and he gave back to |
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his community as a generous supporter of Texas A&M |
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University-Corpus Christi, the Texas State Aquarium, the USS |
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Lexington Museum on the Bay, and Gloria Hicks Elementary School, |
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among others; he also served as a member of the Texas Medical Board, |
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president of the Corpus Christi International Airport Board, and |
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founder and chair of the Corpus Christi Police Foundation; in 2011, |
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he was honored with the Kirkland Distinguished Visitor in Business |
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Administration Award from TAMUCC, and during Buccaneer Days 2012 he |
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served as King Alonso LIX; and |
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WHEREAS, Ed Hicks lived a rich and purposeful life, and he |
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leaves behind a legacy of hard work and service to others that will |
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continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, |
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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 Edward Samuel Hicks |
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Sr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives and many |
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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 Ed Hicks. |