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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Maurice Earl Toliver of |
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Houston were deeply saddened by his death on May 8, 2019, at the age |
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of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 29, 1940, Maurice Toliver grew up |
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in Houston and graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School in 1961; |
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he exchanged the vows of matrimony with Ella Kellum in 1965, and |
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they shared a rewarding marriage that spanned 54 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Toliver worked at Southwest Camera Store for |
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several years, and he took photos for Wheatley and Booker T. |
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Washington High Schools and on numerous special occasions, |
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including weddings, funerals, and community, church, and social |
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events; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of deep religious faith, he was a member of |
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Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist Church for more than six decades, |
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during which time he held positions as church treasurer and trustee |
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and participated in the Annual Back to School Health Fair; he |
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further benefited his community through his work at a number of |
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local institutions, including the Faith Revitalization Center, the |
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Greater Fifth Ward Congregational Health Center, and the Rebuilding |
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Houston Project; in addition, he held membership in the Phillis |
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Wheatley Metropolitan Alumni and Ex-Student Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Maurice Toliver possessed a generosity of spirit |
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that expressed itself in myriad ways, and he enriched the lives of |
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countless people with his warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be |
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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 Maurice Earl |
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Toliver and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family 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 Maurice |
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Earl Toliver. |