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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 52
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In Memory |
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Paul Bradford Braswell |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Paul Bradford Braswell, who died January |
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12, 2021, at the age of 62; and |
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WHEREAS, Paul Braswell was born on November 24, 1958; he |
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grew up in communities around the state and graduated from high |
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school in Pampa; he attended Sewanee: The University of the |
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South before transferring to Texas Tech University, where he |
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cofounded a chapter of the Chi Psi Fraternity; and |
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WHEREAS, After his 1983 graduation from Texas Tech |
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University, he established a computer support and software |
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programming company; he also served as chief financial officer |
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and accounting manager for various businesses; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2001, he purchased land in Montague County and |
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established the Cactus Ridge Ranch, a Texas Longhorn breeding |
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operation that became home to a 2006 Millennium Futurity |
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prizewinning bull; he and his beloved wife, Mari-Kathryn, hosted |
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numerous educational seminars for Longhorn breeders, and they |
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were life members of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of |
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America; he also served on the board of Children's Charities of |
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Fort Worth for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Braswell was active in Republican Party |
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politics; he served as chair of the Montague County Republican |
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Party and was a candidate for the Texas House of Representatives |
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and for county commissioner; he was elected to the State |
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Republican Executive Committee in 2016 and played an important |
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role in introducing electronic voting to executive committee |
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meetings and state conventions; he was twice elected as a |
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delegate to Republican National Conventions; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage and generosity, he worked hard to |
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improve government and the well-being of others, and he will long |
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be remembered for his commitment to public service and for his |
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countless contributions to the community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Paul Bradford Braswell; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Paul Braswell. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 9, 2021, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |