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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and |
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friends of Michael Emile Mahfood of Tyler, who passed away on |
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September 21, 2021, at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Emile and Maryrose Mahfood, Michael |
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Mahfood was born in Detroit, Michigan, on June 21, 1949, and grew |
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up in Longview with four siblings, Philip, Rosemary, Michele, and |
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David; he married his sweetheart, Suzann Mahfood, in 1971, in a |
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ceremony conducted at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
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in Tyler; they were blessed with five children, Emily, Benjamin, |
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Teresa, Sara-Michael, and Matthew; with the passing years, |
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Mr. Mahfood experienced the joy of welcoming into their |
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treasured family 16 grandchildren, Hayden, Caraline, Elizabeth, |
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Eli, Gianna, Peter, Felicity, Isabelle, Cecilia, Thomas, |
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Camilla, Jacob, Luke, Ann-Michael, Bryson, and Landon; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mahfood owned First Mark Trading from the |
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early 1980s until 1992; a brilliant entrepreneur, he went on to |
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establish GroupM7, the first website design company in the area, |
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when the Internet was still in its infancy; he used his |
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commanding presence to his advantage in the business world, and |
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although he had a stubborn streak, he was kind and patient with |
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his loved ones, including those he adopted as honorary family |
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members; he was also generous in sharing his time, talents, and |
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resources with others; from 2012 to 2017, he chaired the finance |
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board of the Catholic Diocese of Tyler, and he then served for |
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four years on the board of the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances |
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Foundation; he was elected to the board of Holy Apostles College |
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and Seminary, and he sponsored the Michael and Suzann Mahfood |
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Family Scholarship Fund, which supports Catholic education; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Michael Mahfood brings great |
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sadness to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that |
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will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Michael |
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Emile Mahfood and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; |
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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 Michael Emile Mahfood. |