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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 81
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In Memory |
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David Randolph Penney |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their |
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memories of Brother David Randolph Penney of Tyler, who died on |
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January 11, 2021, at the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, Randy Penney was born in Mount Enterprise on |
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May 27, 1934, to Henry and Claudia Penney, and he grew up with |
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three siblings, Sue, Margaret, and Billy; answering his nation's |
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call to duty, he served with the U.S. Army in Korea; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Penney became a minister, and he |
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served at Baptist churches across East Texas for 52 years until |
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he retired from Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Minden; he |
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often visited nursing homes and hospitals to preach to those who |
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could not make it to church, and in retirement he continued to |
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share his hand-typed sermons with loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Brother Penney was the proud father of two |
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children, Pam and Perry, and he was later blessed with two |
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grandchildren and a great-grandchild; in July 1997, he married |
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Betty Ruth Simmons, and the couple shared their lives for 23 |
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years, until her death on January 9, only two days prior to |
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his; and |
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WHEREAS, Randy Penney lived a rich and purposeful life |
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devoted to his family, his community, and his faith, and he will |
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be deeply missed by all who held him dear; now, 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 Brother David |
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Randolph Penney and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his daughter, Pam Helgeson, and her husband, |
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John; to his son, Perry Penney; to his granddaughters, Megan |
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Hughet and her husband, John, and Lori Beth Fountain and her |
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husband, David; to his great-grandson, Sam Hughet; and to his |
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other relatives and many 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 Randy Penney. |
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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 |