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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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death of Earl B. Middleton Sr. of Houston on April 9, 2021, at the |
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age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Howard and Ninnie Middleton, Earl |
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Middleton was born in Centerville on August 23, 1926, and grew up |
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with nine siblings, Howard, Bernard, Mary, James, Herod, J. D., |
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Frank, Leon, and Gladys; he graduated from Phillis Wheatley High |
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School in Houston and attended Texas Southern University; answering |
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his nation's call to duty, he served in the U.S. Army and Air Force; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Middleton enjoyed a varied career that included |
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owning and operating a dump truck business, helping to run a school |
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bus business, and employment with the U.S. Postal Service; he also |
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held long and rewarding tenures with the Ethel Oil and Gas Company |
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and Cages Medical Services, working into his 90s; moreover, for |
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many years, he published The Sales Slip News, and he was a founding |
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member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Black Heritage |
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Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Middleton benefited from |
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the love and support of his wife, the former Alma Billups, with whom |
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he shared more than six and a half decades of marriage before her |
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passing; he was the devoted father of five children, Cynthia, |
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Christopher, Rodney, Bruce, and Earl, and through the years, he was |
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further blessed with two grandchildren, CeDaniel and Christina, and |
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three great-grandchildren, Mercedes, Terrell, and Casey; his |
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circle of loved ones also included numerous nieces, nephews, |
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in-laws, and extended family members; a man of faith, he took an |
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active role in Greater Oak Grove Baptist Church, Gospel Hill |
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Baptist Church, and New Mount Carmel Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Earl Middleton is deeply missed, this |
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beloved man has left his family and friends with many cherished |
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memories, and he will long be remembered with great affection and |
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admiration; 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 Earl B. Middleton |
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Sr. and extend sincere sympathy to his family and 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 Earl B. |
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Middleton Sr. |