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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Trinity community lost an esteemed civic leader |
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with the passing of Wilson Hayne Huffman on January 20, 2021, at the |
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age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Ervin and Grace Huffman, Hayne Huffman |
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was born on November 13, 1940, in Lovelady and grew up with a twin |
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brother, Wayne, and four other siblings, Oscar, John Floyd, H. L., |
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and Ella; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to protecting and serving his fellow |
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citizens, Mr. Huffman worked for the Trinity County Sheriff's |
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Office for more than three decades, and he was employed as the |
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access control chief for the Westwood Shores gated community; he |
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was also a constable and justice of the peace, and he served as |
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chief of the Trinity Volunteer Fire Department and as a member of |
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the boards of the Trinity County Appraisal District and the Trinity |
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Independent School District; a man of faith, he was a valued |
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congregant of Trinity Church of God; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Huffman and his first wife, Sue, became the |
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proud parents of four children, Mark, Brad, Monty, and Beth; he was |
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later joined in matrimony to his second wife, Laura, with whom he |
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shared a rewarding union; his treasured family grew to include |
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three stepchildren, Kyle, Tenille, and Jennie, as well as 30 |
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grandchildren, 7 step-grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Hayne Huffman lived a life that was rich in personal |
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and professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of |
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inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, 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 Wilson Hayne |
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Huffman and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his |
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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 Hayne |
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Huffman. |