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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 281
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In Memory |
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of |
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John Belton Duncan Jr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of John Belton Duncan Jr., who died |
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February 5, 2019, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, John Duncan was born on November 17, 1936, in |
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Haskell, to John Belton Duncan Sr. and Lucille Kendall Duncan; he |
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graduated from Haskell High School in 1955, where he was a senior |
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class officer and captain of the football team; and |
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WHEREAS, He graduated from Austin College in 1959 and went |
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on to earn a doctorate at Tulane University as part of an advanced |
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economics program of the United States Department of State; he |
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taught economics at Xavier University, Loyola University, and |
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Austin College, and in 1965, he joined the faculty of Texas Tech |
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University, where he was a leader in the faculty movement against |
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the Vietnam War; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1974, he was named executive director of the |
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Texas Civil Liberties Union, and he moved with his family to |
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Austin; over the course of his service with the organization, he |
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earned a reputation as a staunch advocate for social justice and |
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equal opportunity and became known as someone who could work |
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effectively with both sides of the political aisle; and |
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WHEREAS, He joined the Office of the Comptroller of Public |
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Accounts in 1985 as director of the legislative analysis group, |
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and he later served with the Texas Public Utilities Commission |
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under Commissioners Jo Campbell and Robert Gee; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Duncan and his first wife, Sara Holderbaum, |
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were blessed with a daughter, Jennifer Rebecca Duncan, in 1968; |
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he later married Becky Beaver and they became the parents of |
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twins, William Andrew Duncan and James Matthew Duncan; his |
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children and his granddaughter, Chloe Sanders, were a source of |
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much pride and joy for him; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strength, wisdom, and generosity, he gave |
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unselfishly to others, and his commitment to public service, his |
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courage in the face of adversity, and his enthusiasm for living |
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each day to the fullest will not be forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, |
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and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by all |
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who were privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of John Belton Duncan Jr.; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of John Duncan. |
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Watson |
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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 27, 2019, |
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by a rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |