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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 110
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In Memory |
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Baker Pattillo |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Nacogdoches are mourning the loss |
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of Dr. Baker Pattillo, president of Stephen F. Austin State |
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University, who passed away on December 29, 2018, at the age of |
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75; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Leroy and Mauree Pattillo, Baker |
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Pattillo was born in Camden on June 22, 1943; he grew up with the |
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companionship of a sister, Carolyn, and he attended Arp High |
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School, where he excelled at football and was a member of the |
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newspaper staff; he continued his education at Stephen F. Austin |
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State University, earning his bachelor's and master's degrees, |
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and he later received a Ph.D. in educational administration from |
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Texas A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, Embarking on an illustrious career at the |
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university, Dr. Pattillo was named assistant director of |
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placement and financial aid in 1966 and was promoted to director |
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in 1970; in the ensuing years, he rose through the ranks of the |
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university's administration, serving as dean of student services |
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and as vice president of university affairs; he became interim |
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president in 2006 and was appointed president in 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, During more than 11 years at the university's |
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helm, Dr. Pattillo oversaw some $425 million in campus projects, |
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including the opening of the Richard and Lucille DeWitt School of |
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Nursing and the Early Childhood Research Center; under his |
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guidance, the university also reached a record enrollment of |
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13,144 students in 2018; in recognition of his outstanding |
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service, the school's Baker Pattillo Student Center was named in |
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his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Pattillo enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, Janice, with whom he shared a |
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rewarding marriage that spanned more than five decades; he was a |
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devoted father to his daughter, Paige, and he took great pride in |
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his grandson, Jackson; and |
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WHEREAS, Baker Pattillo lived a life that was rich in |
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personal and professional achievements, and his contributions to |
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his campus and community will be remembered and appreciated for |
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many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute be to the memory of Dr. Baker |
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Pattillo and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn his |
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passing; 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Baker Pattillo. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 1, 2019, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |