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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived remain to comfort the |
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family and friends of Richard Charles Harris of Waxahachie, who |
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passed away on March 8, 2021, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, R. C. Harris was born in Athens, Texas, on October |
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25, 1932; as a young man, he learned the importance of hard work and |
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integrity, values that would serve him well throughout his life; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Harris established many |
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successful businesses; he owned and operated the Harris Tire |
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Company in Athens, several service stations in Dallas, and the |
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H & H Oil Company, one of the nation's premier Exxon fuel |
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distributors; along the way, he served on the board of the Texas Oil |
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Marketers Association, which he led as president from 1994 to 1995; |
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after retiring from the oil business, he pursued a second career as |
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a commercial real estate developer and took pride in bringing a |
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number of hotels and restaurants to the Waxahachie community; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Harris shared a rewarding marriage that spanned |
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60 years with Barbara Harris; following her death, he was fortunate |
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enough to find love again and married Mary Anne Harris; he was the |
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devoted father of two sons, Wesley and Steve, a daughter, Nancy, and |
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a stepson, David, and he experienced the joy of becoming a |
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grandfather and great-grandfather many times over; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to being blessed with a loving family, |
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Mr. Harris cherished the friendships he made at Farley Street |
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Baptist Church; he also enjoyed hunting and traveling the world, |
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and he especially liked visiting Yellowstone National Park; and |
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WHEREAS, R. C. Harris lived a life that was rich in personal |
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and professional achievements, and he will forever be remembered |
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with great admiration and affection by all who were privileged to |
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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 Richard Charles |
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Harris and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Mary Anne Harris; to his children, Wesley Harris, Steve |
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Harris, and Nancy Hollingsworth; to his stepson, David Wells; to |
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his 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; 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 R. C. |
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Harris. |