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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 487
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In Memory |
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Carroll Maxwell Jr. |
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WHEREAS, Carroll Homer Maxwell Jr. of McKinney led a full |
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and generous life and went home to be with the Lord on December |
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26, 2020, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Carroll and Virginia Maxwell, Carroll |
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Maxwell Jr. was born in Wichita Falls on May 29, 1928; he moved |
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with his family to Dallas, where he graduated from Highland Park |
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High School, and continued his education at Texas A&M University; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Maxwell served four years in the Army |
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National Guard of the United States and the Army National Guard |
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of Texas from 1948 to 1952; honorably discharged, he went on to |
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enjoy entrepreneurial success over the course of his career; |
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early on, he developed apartments and homes in Richardson, and he |
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and his brother, Jim Maxwell, shared in the operation of several |
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businesses, including a transistor radio factory, TV station |
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Channel 33, and Central Systems; and |
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WHEREAS, A valued member of the Republican Party, |
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Mr. Maxwell served as president of the Collin County |
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Conservative Republicans and as a delegate to the 2016 Republican |
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National Convention; he received a Leadership Award from the CCCR |
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and a Conservative Leaders Award from Empower Texans, and he was |
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named Man of the Year by the Golden Corridor Republican Women; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Maxwell also lent his support to the CASA |
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organization, and he was honored as Child Advocate of the Year by |
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CASA of Collin County; in addition, he was appointed to the |
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Collin County Child Protective Services Board, and he was |
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recognized as Kiwanian of the Year by the Kiwanis Club of |
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McKinney; he was a member of the National Society of the Sons of |
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the American Revolution and a longtime member of First United |
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Methodist Church of McKinney; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all, Mr. Maxwell cherished time spent with |
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his family, which included his wife, the late Marilyn Maxwell, |
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and his children, Alice, Max, Karen, Cathy, and Patty, as well as |
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his 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Carroll Maxwell is deeply missed, he |
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will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of all who held |
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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 Carroll Homer |
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Maxwell Jr. and extend sincere condolences to his relatives and |
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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 Carroll Maxwell. |
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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 28, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |