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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Wallace Wade Moon of Bryan passed away on February |
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9, 2018, at the age of 87, leaving his loved ones to reflect on a |
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life that was rich in meaningful achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Bay, Arkansas, on April 3, 1930, Wally Moon |
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was the son of H. A. and Margie Moon; after high school, he attended |
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Texas A&M University and played for the Aggies basketball and |
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baseball teams, and his prowess on the diamond led to him be |
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recruited to compete at the professional level as a member of the |
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St. Louis Cardinals; before entering the pros, he proudly graduated |
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from Texas A&M, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1951 and a |
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master's degree in 1952; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moon went on to spend five years with the |
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Cardinals, and during that period, he was named the 1954 National |
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League Rookie of the Year; he subsequently played for seven years |
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with the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning World Series titles in 1959, |
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1963, and 1965; in addition, he was a Gold Glove winner and was |
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twice selected to the National League All-Star teams; and |
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WHEREAS, After retiring as a player, Mr. Moon was hired as an |
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athletic director and baseball coach at John Brown University in |
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Siloam Springs, Arkansas, where he worked for a decade; he then |
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purchased the San Antonio Dodgers in the AA Texas League, and he |
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served at various times as a manager and roving hitting instructor |
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in the minor leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York |
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Yankees, and the Baltimore Orioles; he retired for good in Bryan and |
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spent his time hunting, fishing, playing golf, and writing his |
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memoirs; moreover, he was an active congregant of the First United |
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Methodist Church of Bryan; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Moon enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Bettye Lewis Knowles Moon, with whom he shared |
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64 years of marriage; he took great pride in his children, Wally, |
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Zola, Elizabeth, Mary, and LaRhesa, as well as in his |
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grandchildren, Brad, Cameron, Karen, Joshua, Grace, Christine, and |
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Samantha, and his great-granddaughter, Hayley; and |
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WHEREAS, Wally Moon was an outstanding ballplayer, a |
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respected coach and manager, and a dear friend to many, and he will |
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forever be remembered with tremendous affection by those he leaves |
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behind; 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 Wallace Wade Moon and |
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extend deepest sympathy to his 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 Wally Moon. |