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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Jackie Gene Miller Sr. of Italy, Texas, who passed away on April |
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15, 2019, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Earl and Lysca Miller, Jackie Miller was |
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born in Akron, Ohio, on July 10, 1933, and he grew up with a sister, |
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Marjorie; a multisport athlete at Italy High School, he graduated |
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in 1951 and worked at Vought Aeronautics before serving five years |
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as a U.S. Air Force sergeant in the Korean War; he then returned to |
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Vought Aeronautics as a production manager; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Miller married the former Pat Crow in 1958, and |
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the couple lived in Greenville, where he was employed by Farmers |
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Insurance; moving back to Ellis County in 1963, he again worked for |
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Vought Aeronautics and attended evening classes at The University |
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of Texas at Arlington; in the early 1970s, he purchased the Italy |
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Auto Supply store, which he owned and managed until 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his retirement from private business, |
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Mr. Miller served as the Ellis County commissioner for Precinct 3; |
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he was actively involved with Italy Masonic Lodge No. 647, and he |
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further benefited his community as a school board member and |
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booster club president; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Miller treasured time spent with |
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his family; he shared six rewarding decades of marriage with his |
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wife, and he was a devoted father to their son, Jackie Miller Jr.; |
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moreover, he took great pride in his beloved granddaughter, Lexie; |
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an avid sports fan, horse racing enthusiast, and history buff, |
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Mr. Miller also enjoyed reading, working in the yard, and |
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barbecuing; and |
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WHEREAS, Jackie Miller led a life of caring devotion to his |
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loved ones, and although he is deeply missed, he will forever hold a |
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special place in the hearts of those he leaves behind; 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 Jackie Gene Miller |
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Sr. and extend heartfelt 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 Jackie |
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Miller. |
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Wray |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1618 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 24, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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