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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 may help to comfort |
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those saddened by the passing of Willie E. Sneed of Poteet on |
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October 13, 2020, at the age of 98; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Ernest and Elizabeth Sneed, Bill Sneed |
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was born in Pearsall on November 6, 1921; he grew up with a younger |
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brother and two older sisters, and he learned about responsibility |
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and the value of hard work at an early age; in 1940, he graduated |
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from Pearsall High School, where he was a standout tennis and |
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basketball player; and |
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WHEREAS, As a young man, Mr. Sneed worked for Humble Oil; an |
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esteemed member of the Greatest Generation, he joined the U.S. |
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Marine Corps during World War II, and he went on to serve with the |
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U.S. Air Force as a line chief, flight mechanic, and flight engineer |
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during the Korean and Vietnam Wars; he retired from the air force in |
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1966 at the rank of senior master sergeant, after 22 years of |
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military service; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Sneed enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Rose, with whom he shared a rewarding marriage |
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that spanned more than seven decades; he was the devoted father of |
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two children, Beverly and William, and he took great pride in his |
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two grandchildren and his great-grandson; a longtime resident of |
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Poteet, he was a founding member of VFW Post No. 6970 and a |
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volunteer with the Poteet Strawberry Festival; in his leisure time, |
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he delighted in coastal fishing at Corpus Christi and playing |
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dominos and poker; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his family, his community, and |
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his country, Bill Sneed earned the lasting respect and admiration |
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of all who were privileged to know him; 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 Willie E. Sneed and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Rose Sneed; to his daughter, Beverly McIntosh, and her husband, |
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Jim; to his son, William "Bill" Sneed, and his wife, Carolyn; to his |
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granddaughter, Reta Dominguez, and her husband, Matt; to his |
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grandson, Cody Sneed; to his great-grandson, Jaxson Dominguez; and |
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to his other 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 Bill Sneed. |