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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Joseph Patrick |
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Tillotson of Southlake were deeply saddened by his death on April |
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22, 2021, at the age of 53; and |
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WHEREAS, A seventh generation Texan, Joe Tillotson was born |
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in Houston on June 11, 1967, to John and Sylvia Tillotson, and he |
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grew up with four brothers, John, James, Jeffrey, and Jerome; after |
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graduating from Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, he was |
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recruited to play basketball at Dartmouth College, where he |
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received a bachelor's degree in economics in 1990; he went on to |
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earn a master's degree in business administration from Southern |
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Methodist University in 1999; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1992, Mr. Tillotson began a long and rewarding |
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career as an entrepreneur; he founded and cofounded a wide range of |
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Dallas businesses, including restaurants, bars, and financial and |
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real estate services; many of these businesses achieved great |
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success, such as The Barley House, Katy Trail Ice House, Bandito's |
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Tex-Mex Cantina, Redfield's Tavern, and DefeaseIt commercial loan |
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services; an avid sports fan, he liked attending games with friends |
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in his leisure time; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Tillotson enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Katy, and he took great pride in their six |
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children, Avi, Kennedy, Lauren, Amelia, Patrick, and Bullock; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his warmth and generosity, Joe Tillotson |
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lived a life that was rich in personal and professional |
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achievements, and he will forever be a source of inspiration to |
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those he leaves 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 honor the memory of Joseph Patrick Tillotson and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Mary Katherine "Katy" Tillotson; to his children, Avi, Kennedy, |
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Lauren, Amelia, Patrick, and Bullock; to his parents, John and |
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Sylvia Tillotson; to his brothers, John and his wife, Andrea, James |
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and his wife, Tracy, Jeffrey and his wife, Dara, and Jerome and his |
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wife, Rebecca; and to his other relatives and many 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 Joe |
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Tillotson. |