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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Albert Gallatin Hood Jr. of Leakey on March 16, 2020, at |
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the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Weslaco on June 1, 1927, to Albert and Maria |
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Hood, A. G. Hood grew up with the companionship of three sisters, |
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Marie, Aurelia, and Eva; at the age of 17, he joined the U.S. Navy |
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and was assigned to the fleet that entered Tokyo Bay during the |
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signing of the treaty that ended World War II; he went on to |
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graduate from high school in Mission before attending Pan American |
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College; along the way, he worked for the Valley Evening Monitor |
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newspaper, and he served in the Navy Reserve; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hood enjoyed a rewarding career as a South Texas |
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sales representative with the Colgate-Palmolive Company that |
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spanned 36 years until his retirement in 1989; among his many |
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achievements, he was inducted into the company's Hall of Fame in New |
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York City; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly dedicated to his community, Mr. Hood was a |
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longtime member of the Leakey Lions Club, a Boy Scout troop leader, |
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a coach for local youth baseball teams, and a cast member of the |
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Frio Canyon Players; he also gave generously of his time and talents |
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to the Frio Canyon Parks Association, the Big Springs Auxiliary for |
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Children, and the Big Springs Youth Ranch Thrift Store; a man of |
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deep faith, he was a valued congregant of Leakey United Methodist |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hood benefited from the |
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love and support of his wife, Rita, with whom he shared a fulfilling |
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marriage of more than six and a half decades; he took great pride in |
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his three sons, Kelly, Tracy, and Randy, and with the passing years, |
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he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include seven |
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grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known A. G. Hood will |
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remember the way he touched their lives with his kindness, |
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integrity, and delightful sense of humor, and he will forever hold a |
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special place in their hearts; 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 Albert Gallatin |
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Hood Jr. and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; and, be it |
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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 A. G. Hood. |