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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The life of a highly respected civic leader drew |
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to a close with the passing of Kenneth Duncan Dickson of Rockwall |
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on August 19, 2021, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Kenneth and Trixie Dickson, Ken |
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Dickson was born on December 29, 1938, and grew up in Dallas; he |
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graduated from W. W. Samuell High School in 1957 and earned a |
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bachelor's degree in business and agriculture from East Texas |
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State University; answering his nation's call to duty, he served |
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in the U.S. Army and with the 49th Armored Division of the Army |
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National Guard; and |
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WHEREAS, Active with local politics for more than 40 |
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years, Mr. Dickson was a founding member of the Rockwall County |
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Republican Men's Club, serving two terms as president and |
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continuing as a member of the executive committee until his |
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death; furthermore, he was a precinct chair, an election judge, |
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and a delegate to Republican state conventions; he worked in |
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support of U.S. Representative Ralph Hall's election campaigns, |
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and he received the Ralph M. Hall Chairman's Award for a lifetime |
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of service to the Republican Party; in recognition of |
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Mr. Dickson's achievements, a street was named after him in |
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Rockwall, where he was on the city council for four years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dickson was a founding member and president |
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of 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 |
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for his own cattle; in the 1980s, he began working in the oil and |
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gas industry, and at the age of 82, he had no plans to retire; |
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since 2005, he had served as a member of the Interstate Oil and |
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Gas Compact Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Dickson enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife of 44 years, Judith; he was the |
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devoted father of two children, Kenneth and Jason, and he |
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treasured his four grandchildren; a committed Christian, he was a |
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valued congregant of Lakepointe Church, where he was a longtime |
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volunteer at the 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 |
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Dickson lived a caring and purposeful life, and he leaves behind |
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a record of service that his loved ones can remember with pride; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Kenneth |
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Duncan Dickson and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his wife, Judith Dion Dickson; to his sons, |
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Kenneth Dickson and his wife, Lynne, and Jason Dickson and his |
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wife, Lauren; to his grandchildren, Abigail Peavey and her |
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husband, Rafe, and Macy, Cohen, and Savannah Dickson; and to his |
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many other 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Ken Dickson. |