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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 439
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In Memory |
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of |
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Norman Leon Moorehead |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Norman Leon Moorehead, who died March |
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10, 2019, at the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, Norman Moorehead was born on May 28, 1929, in Wills |
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Point, to Mary T. Wright Moorehead and Lucius G. Moorehead; he was |
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a graduate of Cartwright High School, and he went on to earn a |
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degree at Butler College; he served the nation with distinction as |
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a military policeman with the United States Army; and |
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WHEREAS, After his military service, he earned |
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postgraduate degrees at Texas Southern University, North Texas |
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State University, and The University of Texas; he began a long |
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and distinguished career in public service as an educator in |
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Wills Point; he went on to work at the Texas State Health |
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Department, where he established a coordinated network of health |
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service across 36 counties, and he became the first director of |
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the Dallas Area Agency on Aging in 1973; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his tenure with the agency, he |
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prioritized the development of a seamless system of services for |
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older adults and played a vital role in the implementation of |
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such initiatives as the bilingual and bicultural La Voz del |
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Anciano, the intergenerational Off Our Rockers volunteer |
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program, and the Access Center for the Elderly, which brought |
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together over 30 social service agencies in the community; and |
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WHEREAS, He also served on the Governor's Committee on |
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Aging and the Texas House of Representatives Senior Citizenship |
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Committee, and he was honored with numerous awards through the |
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years for his outstanding work; and |
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WHEREAS, He married Nita Faye Brown in 1958, and the couple |
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enjoyed 61 years of marriage together; his children, his |
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grandchildren, and his great-granddaughter were a source of much |
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pride and joy for him; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and generosity, he |
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gave unselfishly to others, and his wisdom, warmth, and valued |
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counsel will not be forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and |
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grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured |
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forever by his family and many friends; 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 Norman Leon Moorehead; 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 Norman Leon Moorehead. |
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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 March 19, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |