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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Jerry Don Noles of McGregor, who died on April 30, 2020, |
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at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, Jerry Noles was born in Dallas on July 4, 1938, to |
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Willis and May Ruth Noles, and he grew up near Roby with a brother, |
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Billy; after graduating from Rotan High School in 1956, he entered |
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law enforcement as an officer with the Brownfield Police |
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Department; in 1962, he attended the Texas Game Warden Training |
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Academy at Texas A&M University and embarked on a career with the |
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State of Texas that spanned 23 years until his retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Noles was a member of |
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the Gatesville Riding Club, the Coryell County 4-H Club, and the Top |
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Hand Cowboy Church in Valley Mills, as well as a 32nd degree Mason; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Noles shared a rewarding marriage with his wife, |
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Patsy, that spanned 35 years; he took great pride in his daughters, |
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Debra, Brenda, and Beverly, and his stepdaughter, Tammy, and he was |
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further blessed with seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, |
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and two great-great-grandchildren; he especially delighted in the |
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time he spent with his family at their cabin in Laguna Park, |
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boating, fishing, and telling stories; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband, father, and grandfather and a |
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respected law enforcement professional, Jerry Noles lived a caring |
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and purposeful life, and he will forever be remembered with deep |
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affection by all who held him close to their hearts; now, therefore, |
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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 Jerry Don Noles and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many friends; 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 Jerry Don |
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Noles. |
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Anderson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 744 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 30, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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