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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 448
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In Memory |
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of |
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Bill Baker |
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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those saddened by the death of Bill Baker of Terrell, who passed |
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away on June 25, 2020, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Carthage on May 16, 1945, Bill Baker was |
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the son of Arthur Lee and Julia Margaret Dean Baker, and he grew |
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up with the companionship of four siblings, Anne, Robert, James, |
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and Tommy; he graduated in 1963 from Marshall High School, where |
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he was an All-American athlete, and he was awarded a football |
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scholarship to attend Austin College; he went on to enjoy a |
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successful career with the Teamsters that spanned more than three |
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decades until his retirement in 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Baker settled in Terrell in 1985 and became |
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active in the local community; he chaired the Kaufman County |
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Republican Party and served as president of the Terrell Rotary |
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Club; moreover, he was a member of the Terrell Planning and |
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Zoning board as well as several charitable organizations; |
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sustained by an abiding faith, he was a valued congregant of Lake |
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Pointe Church; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Baker enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Kathy, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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union of nearly 27 years; he took great pride in his four |
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children, Barbara, Kimberly, William, and Heather, and with the |
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passing years, he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to |
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include nine grandchildren, Scott Crawford, William and Joseph |
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Parlett, Joseph Langley, Cameron and Brody Conner, and Nicholas, |
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Blaze, and William Baker; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he will be deeply missed, the passage of |
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time will never diminish the joy and love that Bill Baker brought |
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into the lives of all who knew him; 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 life of Bill Baker and |
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extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; 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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on this day, it do so in memory of Bill Baker. |
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Hughes |
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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 May 20, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |