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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 31
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In Memory |
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of |
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Jerry Allen Smith |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Jerry Allen Smith, who died July 25, |
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2021, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Allen Smith was born on January 31, 1938, in Fort |
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Worth, to Charles and Ruth Smith; while attending high school in |
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Shreveport, Louisiana, he met and married the love of his life, |
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Sandra Lee Hunt, and the couple enjoyed more than 65 years of |
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marriage together; they were blessed with two sons, Jerry Smith Jr. |
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and Chuck Smith, and their grandchildren and great-grandchildren |
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were a source of much pride and joy for him; and |
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WHEREAS, He earned a degree in business with honors from |
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Centenary College before earning a master's degree in |
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professional accounting, also with honors, from The University |
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of Texas at Austin; he went on to enjoy a successful, 37-year |
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career with the Exxon Corporation, where he held a variety of |
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management positions, including with the company's European |
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subsidiaries; and |
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WHEREAS, After his retirement from the Exxon Corporation, |
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he taught classes in accounting at the University of Houston, |
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Texas A&M University, and The University of Texas at Austin; he |
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also served with distinction as a lieutenant colonel in the Texas |
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State Guard and was active in a wide range of civic and |
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philanthropic organizations, including the Texas Military Forces |
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Museum, Tarrytown United Methodist Church, Habitat for Humanity, |
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Meals on Wheels, and many others; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage, wisdom, and generosity, Allen |
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gave unselfishly to others, and he will long be remembered for |
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his deep and abiding faith and his enthusiasm for living each day |
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to the fullest; 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 cherished |
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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, 87th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Jerry Allen Smith; and, be |
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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 Allen Smith. |
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Eckhardt |
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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 August 23, 2021, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |