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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close on June |
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11, 2020, with the passing of Thomas Adedayo Ogungbire at the age of |
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54; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Joseph and Sarah Ogungbire, Thomas |
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Ogungbire was born in Ogbomosho, Nigeria, on November 13, 1965; he |
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grew up in a small village with his brothers and sisters and helped |
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farm the region until the age of 13, when he went to live with his |
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older brother in Lagos, Nigeria; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ogungbire subsequently joined a traveling |
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singing group, The Baptist Crusaders, where he met his future wife, |
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Elizabeth Olufemi Babarinde; the couple married in Lagos in 1991 |
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and became the proud parents of two sons, Olatunji and Ayodele; and |
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WHEREAS, Seeking opportunities for a better life, |
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Mr. Ogungbire moved to the United States with his family; he went on |
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to become a correctional officer with the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice, where he served for a decade until the time of his |
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passing; and |
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WHEREAS, A kind and generous man, Thomas Ogungbire is deeply |
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missed, and those who held him dear will forever remember the joy |
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and love he brought into their lives; 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 Thomas Adedayo |
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Ogungbire 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 Thomas |
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Ogungbire. |