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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Rockwall County lost a dedicated public |
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servant with the passing of County Commissioner Joe David Magness |
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of Royse City on December 3, 2020, at the age of 68; and |
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WHEREAS, David Magness was born to Royce Glen Magness and |
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Melba Jean Magness on March 3, 1952, in Fannin County, and he grew |
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up in the community of Telephone with two siblings, Marilyn and |
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Jerry; after completing a bachelor's degree in business and |
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agriculture at Texas A&M University-Commerce, he farmed and ranched |
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in Rockwall, Hunt, and Collin Counties and owned and operated a |
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fertilizer and chemical distribution business; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2003, Mr. Magness was elected as Rockwall County |
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commissioner for Precinct 4, and he served with distinction in that |
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office until the time of his passing; during his tenure, he was |
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chair of both the Rockwall County Road Consortium and the Rockwall |
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County Open Space Alliance, and he served as the county court |
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representative to the Regional Transportation Council, the STAR |
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Transit Board of Directors, and the North Texas Council of |
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Governments; moreover, for the past 10 years, he led the Farmers |
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Electric Cooperative Board of Directors as president; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Magness gave |
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generously of his time and expertise to such organizations as the |
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Royse City ISD Board of Trustees, the Youth Fair of Rockwall Board, |
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the Royse City Chamber of Commerce Board, the Farmers Electric |
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Charitable Foundation Board, and Texas Farm Bureau, and he was a |
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founding member and the first president of the Royse City Rotary |
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Club; over the years, he also served as a Realtor with Upchurch Real |
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Estate and United Country Real Estate; he was a valued congregant of |
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Royse City First United Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Magness enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Shirley, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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union of 47 years, and he took great pride in their daughter, |
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Rebecca, and in their three grandchildren, Reid, Jude, Sloane; and |
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WHEREAS, An engaged citizen, a devoted family man, and an |
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admired civic leader, David Magness leaves behind a legacy 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 hereby pay tribute to the memory of Rockwall County |
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Commissioner Joe David Magness and extend sincere condolences to |
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all who mourn his passing; 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 Joe David |
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Magness. |
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Holland |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 24 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on March 18, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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