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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of David Wilson Gray of Dallas, who passed away on December 9, 2020; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Edward Gray and Linda Rogers, David Gray |
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was born in Dallas in 1969; after graduating from W. T. White High |
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School in 1987, he studied business at The University of Texas at |
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Austin, and over the course of his working life, he established |
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several businesses, including a direct sales enterprise, an |
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automobile repair shop, a home remodeling business, and a childcare |
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service; in 2018, he cofounded Dallas Daycare Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gray was an active man who delighted in |
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automobile racing, skiing, flying, motorcycling, and playing |
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soccer; he was also a valued member of Destiny Heights Church in |
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Carrollton; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Gray enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Patti, and he took great pride in his two |
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daughters, Camila and Marisa; and |
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WHEREAS, David Gray embraced life to the fullest, and he will |
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forever remain a vibrant presence for those who knew and loved him; |
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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 David Wilson Gray |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Marlitt Patricia Barrios Gray; to his children, Camila Jean |
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Gray and Marisa Marlitt Gray; to his mother, Linda Jean Glover |
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Rogers, and her husband, Carroll; to his father, Edward Wilson |
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Gray, and his wife, Gerry; to his brother, Brian Richard Gray; to |
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his stepbrother, Matthew Morgan Rogers, and his stepsister, Andrea |
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Jean Rogers Grice; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 David |
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Wilson Gray. |
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Turner of Dallas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 403 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 25, 2021. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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