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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 Edward K. Norfleet Jr. of Amarillo, who passed |
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away on January 7, 2021, at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, Eddy Norfleet was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on June |
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18, 1953, to Dr. Edward K. Norfleet and Eva Weldon Norfleet; |
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shortly after he was born, his father's career in medicine took the |
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family to Oklahoma, where he was raised along with a younger sister, |
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Pally; both of his parents served their country during World War II, |
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giving the younger Mr. Norfleet a lifelong admiration for members |
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of the military; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from high school in Tulsa, |
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Oklahoma, Mr. Norfleet enrolled at the University of Oklahoma, |
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where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1975 and a juris doctor |
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degree in 1978; he proudly pledged Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, and he |
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remained ardently loyal to his alma mater, and especially the |
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Sooners football team, throughout his life; and |
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WHEREAS, With his law degree in hand, Mr. Norfleet moved from |
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Norman, Oklahoma, to Amarillo and began his career as in-house |
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counsel for a Fortune 500 oil and gas corporation; he acquired the |
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experience to later open his own private practice, where he |
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specialized in family law, oil and gas, and wills and probate for 24 |
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years; he served on a number of local boards and commissions, and he |
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was the recipient of many awards that reflected the high regard in |
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which he was held by his professional peers; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1993, Mr. Norfleet married Gina Bowers, his best |
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friend and the love of his life; the couple's blended family |
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included his two children, Keats and Nellie, and his two |
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stepchildren, Blake and Chris, whom he regarded as his own; he |
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enjoyed having the entire family together on holidays and |
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vacations, and he also deeply cherished his four granddaughters, |
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Parker, Price, Boston, and Emma; in addition to family, his faith |
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was a major pillar of his life, and he was known to pray regularly |
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for those in his circle of loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Eddy Norfleet was an esteemed member of his |
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profession, a devoted family man, and a dear friend, and he will |
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long be remembered with admiration and affection by those he leaves |
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behind; 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 life of Edward K. Norfleet Jr. |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Gina; to his sister, Pally; to his children, Keats Norfleet |
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and his wife, Malaise, Nellie Norfleet, Blake Bunnett and his wife, |
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Amanda, and Chris Bunnett; to his granddaughters, Parker and Price |
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Norfleet, Boston Bunnett, and Emma Bunnett; 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 Edward K. |
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Norfleet Jr. |