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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Friends and family will long cherish their memories |
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of Jimmy Eugene Beavers of Kemp, who passed away on July 5, 2020, at |
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the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Terrell on October 1, 1942, Jimmy Beavers |
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was the son of Mildred Brockway Beavers Graham and Earl L. Beavers, |
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and he grew up with the companionship of three brothers, Ray, |
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George, and Jed; after completing most of his schooling in Terrell, |
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he moved with his family to Dallas and graduated from South Oak |
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Cliff High School in 1962; the following year, he answered his |
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nation's call to duty and joined the United States Navy; he was |
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stationed in several locations around the globe during his four |
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years in uniform and served as a boatswain's mate third class on the |
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USS Columbus during the Vietnam War; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his return to civilian life, Mr. Beavers |
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was employed as a truck driver for Sherwin-Williams for 36 years; he |
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then took a position at the Kaufman County Precinct 4 maintenance |
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barn, working there until his retirement in 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Beavers and his wife, Fay, shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned 54 years before her passing in 2017; he took |
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great pride in his children, Elizabeth and Bryan, and he had the |
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pleasure of seeing his family grow to include five grandchildren, |
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Rusty, Shelbie, Hunter, Fisher, and Madison, and three |
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great-grandchildren, Harper, Angie, and Danielle; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Beavers was a Master |
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Mason and a 32nd-degree Hella Shriner, and he held membership in Oak |
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Cliff Masonic Lodge No. 705 and, later, Kemp Masonic Lodge No. 528; |
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he valued his friends and loved ones above all else and was renowned |
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for his willingness to lend a helping hand; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a proud military veteran, |
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Jimmy Beavers lived a rich and purposeful life, and he leaves behind |
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a legacy that will forever be treasured by those who had the |
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pleasure to know him; 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 Jimmy Eugene |
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Beavers 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 Jimmy |
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Beavers. |
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Bell of Kaufman |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 262 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 18, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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