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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 787
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In Memory |
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of |
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Charles Patterson Worrell |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Dallas in mourning the loss of Charles Patterson |
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"Pat" Worrell, who died March 8, 2019, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, Pat Worrell was born May 28, 1940, in Beeville, |
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Texas, and he grew up in numerous communities throughout South |
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and Central Texas; his family settled in Dallas for his |
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sixth-grade year, and he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High |
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School in 1958; and |
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WHEREAS, Pat served with distinction in the United States |
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Coast Guard, and he later attended Texas Tech University and The |
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University of Texas at Arlington; he enjoyed a 35-year career |
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with J. D. Abrams, and he retired as senior vice president of the |
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company in 2012; his legacy of work can be found in many of the |
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highways, bridges, and interchanges throughout the Dallas-Fort |
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Worth Metroplex; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Worrell shared 55 years of devotion with his |
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wife, Dora Sherman Worrell; they were blessed with two children, |
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and their four grandchildren enriched his life immeasurably; |
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above all things, he cherished time spent with family on their |
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Central Texas deer lease and at their bay house in Port |
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Mansfield; and |
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WHEREAS, An avid golfer and fisherman, Pat Worrell took |
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great pleasure in the outdoors, and he pursued his hobbies from |
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CanadatotheAmazon;helivedlifetothefullest,andhis |
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wisdom, kindness, and valued counsel will not be forgotten; now, |
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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 Charles Patterson Worrell; 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 Pat Worrell. |
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Nelson |
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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 May 21, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |