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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 the Reverend Gerald Lee Nichols of Richardson, who died |
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on April 12, 2021, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Jerry Nichols was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on |
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April 25, 1933; he met his future wife, Rose Marie, on a blind date |
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in 1952, and the couple were married a few months later and went on |
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to spend the next 68 years together; they were blessed with two |
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children, Daniel and Danette, and they later welcomed into their |
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family a son-in-law, Joe, and two grandchildren, Elijah and |
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Mackenzie; and |
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WHEREAS, Reverend Nichols earned his master of divinity |
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degree from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis and was ordained as a |
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Lutheran minister in 1960, and he devoted much of his 38-year |
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pastoral career to establishing new churches throughout Texas; even |
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after his retirement in 1998, he continued working with ministries |
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for children and those with disabilities, visiting nursing homes, |
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and helping to start new congregations; in the past eight years, he |
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logged more than 4,200 hours ministering to families as a volunteer |
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chaplain at Methodist Richardson Medical Center, and he and his |
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wife participated for several years in the cross-cultural ministry |
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at Living Water Community Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Engaged in political and civic affairs as well, |
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Reverend Nichols served as a volunteer for his state representative |
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and as a member of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature; in |
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addition, he was a graduate of Leadership Richardson and a member of |
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his homeowner's association; and |
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WHEREAS, Jerry Nichols lived a rich and purposeful life |
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devoted to his family, his faith, and his community, and those who |
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were privileged to share in this esteemed man's love and friendship |
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will always remember him with admiration and affection; now, |
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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 the Reverend Gerald |
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Lee Nichols and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn his |
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passing; 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 Jerry |
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Nichols. |