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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 67
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In Memory |
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Danny Strickland |
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WHEREAS, Danny Paul Strickland of Longview passed away on |
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January 18, 2021, at the age of 73, leaving his loved ones with a |
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wealth of memories to cherish; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Longview on March 11, 1947, Danny |
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Strickland was the son of Ben and Tommie Strickland; he graduated |
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from Gladewater High School in 1965, and he would go on to remain |
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close to many of the friends he made in his youth; during the |
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Vietnam War, he served his country as a member of the United |
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States Army, where he attained the rank of staff sergeant and |
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earned a Bronze Star; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning home, Mr. Strickland attended |
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college at Stephen F. Austin State University through the G.I. |
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Bill and received a degree in education; however, he taught at |
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the Arp school district for only three days before changing |
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careers, and he went on to work in the oil and gas and heavy |
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equipment industries until his eventual retirement from Darr |
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Equipment Co.; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Strickland met his future wife, Charla Rolph, |
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on a blind date in 1997; their relationship was a source of much |
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happiness to him, and he enjoyed spending his retirement years with |
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her at his side; he cherished his daughters, Mandy and Erin, taking |
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great pride in their accomplishments, and he was further blessed |
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with four grandchildren, Lauren, Kate, Noble, and Pike; and |
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WHEREAS, A loving family man and a true and loyal friend, |
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Danny Strickland will forever be remembered with deep affection |
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by all those who shared in the richness of his life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Danny Paul |
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Strickland and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Charla Rolph-Strickland; to his daughters, |
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Mandy Strickland Kizer and her husband, Kris, and Erin Strickland |
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Johnston and her husband, Jeff; to his grandchildren, Lauren, |
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Kate, Noble, and Pike; to his mother, Tommie Strickland; to his |
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brother, Leon Strickland, and his wife, Lynn; to his |
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sister-in-law, Sally Knox; to his brother-in-law, Jim Leonard, |
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and his wife, Linda; to his niece, Leslie Knox, and nephews, |
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Charles Herrington and Richard McKee; and to his other relatives |
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and numerous 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Danny Paul Strickland. |
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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 23, 2021, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |