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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of a highly respected civic leader drew to a |
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close with the passing of Kenneth Duncan Dickson of Rockwall on |
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August 19, 2021, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Kenneth and Trixie Dickson, Ken Dickson |
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was born on December 29, 1938, and grew up in Dallas; he graduated |
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from W. W. Samuell High School in 1957 and earned a bachelor's |
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degree in business and agriculture from East Texas State |
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University; answering his nation's call to duty, he served in the |
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U.S. Army and with the 49th Armored Division of the Army National |
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Guard; and |
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WHEREAS, Active with local politics for more than 40 years, |
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Mr. Dickson was a founding member of the Rockwall County Republican |
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Men's Club, serving two terms as president and continuing as a |
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member of the executive committee until his death; furthermore, he |
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was a precinct chair, an election judge, and a delegate to |
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Republican state conventions; he worked in support of |
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U.S. Representative Ralph Hall's election campaigns, and he |
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received the Ralph M. Hall Chairman's Award for a lifetime of |
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service to the Republican Party; in recognition of Mr. Dickson's |
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achievements, a street was named after him in Rockwall, where he was |
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on the city council for four years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dickson was a founding member and president of |
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the North American Tuli Association and a co-owner of the Tuli |
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cattle breed magazine, and he cherished the time he spent caring for |
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his own cattle; in the 1980s, he began working in the oil and gas |
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industry, and at the age of 82, he had no plans to retire; since |
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2005, he had served as a member of the Interstate Oil and Gas |
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Compact Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Dickson enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife of 44 years, Judith; he was the devoted |
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father of two children, Kenneth and Jason, and he treasured his four |
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grandchildren; a committed Christian, he was a valued congregant of |
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Lakepointe Church, where he was a longtime volunteer at the |
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Connection Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his strong faith, his magnanimous |
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personality, and his dedication to his fellow citizens, Ken Dickson |
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lived a caring and purposeful life, and he leaves behind a record of |
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service that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Kenneth Duncan Dickson and extend heartfelt sympathy to the |
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members of his family: to his wife, Judith Dion Dickson; to his |
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sons, Kenneth Dickson and his wife, Lynne, and Jason Dickson and his |
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wife, Lauren; to his grandchildren, Abigail Peavey and her husband, |
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Rafe, and Macy, Cohen, and Savannah Dickson; and to his many other |
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relatives and 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ken |
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Dickson. |
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Holland |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 114 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on September 2, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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