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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 576
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In Memory |
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Garnett Shelton Grant Sr. |
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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those saddened by the passing of Garnett Shelton Grant Sr. of |
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Gatesville on December 31, 2018, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Ed and Nell Grant, Garnett Grant was |
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born in Tarrant County on January 9, 1936, and he was raised with |
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five siblings, Don, Mike, Ed, George, and Nellie; he graduated |
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from Northwest High School in 1954 and answered his nation's call |
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to duty by serving in the United States Army; on July 20, 1957, he |
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married the former Nancy Page, and they shared a rewarding union |
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of nearly 50 years until her death in 2006; he was a devoted |
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father to their three children, Shelton, Kathy, and Michael, and |
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he also experienced the joy of welcoming into his cherished |
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family four grandchildren, Chris, Mike, Jana, and Kate, and two |
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great-grandchildren, Aria and Lyric; and |
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WHEREAS, After earning a bachelor's degree in business |
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administration from Texas Wesleyan College in 1962, Mr. Grant |
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taught at Westminster and Gatesville High Schools and the |
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Gatesville State School for Boys; in 1967, he and his wife |
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purchased a hamburger restaurant they called the Snak Shak; the |
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eatery quickly grew to become a favorite meeting spot among |
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Gatesville residents, and it was later renamed Grant's; driven by |
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his entrepreneurial spirit, Mr. Grant went on to expand his |
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business ventures to include additional restaurants as well as a |
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number of commercial and residential real estate development |
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projects; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Grant was dedicated to serving his community, |
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and he frequently offered the use of his properties for public |
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events, especially those benefiting young people; he took an |
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interest in politics and history, and he also loved to travel, |
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both within the United States and abroad; his life was further |
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enriched by the special relationship he shared with Beverly |
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Lovejoy Boyd; and |
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WHEREAS, Garnett Grant lived a life that was rich in |
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personal and professional achievements, and he will forever be a |
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source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Garnett Shelton |
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Grant Sr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives and |
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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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Garnett Shelton Grant Sr. |
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Hughes, Buckingham |
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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 April 15, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |