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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Gregory Raymond Byrne |
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of Dallas were deeply saddened by his passing on October 1, 2023, at |
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the age of 68; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Hamilton, Ohio, on July 9, 1955, Greg Byrne |
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was the son of Raymond and Melba Byrne; he graduated from Badin High |
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School in 1973 and subsequently began studies at Cincinnati |
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Technical College; when his father fell ill, he went to work |
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full-time and helped take care of his family; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a varied career, Mr. Byrne was |
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employed with a car dealership in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, before |
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owning and operating a repo business for a number of years; he then |
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worked on a horse ranch in Colorado until returning home to care for |
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his mother; following her passing, he relocated to New Orleans and |
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found work as a bouncer on Bourbon Street; several years later, he |
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moved to North Texas and was hired as a park ranger with the City of |
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Dallas, a position he held until his retirement in 2016; along the |
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way, he served as a Dallas County election clerk for many years and |
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went on to become an election judge; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Byrne met his wife, Juliana, in 2007; they |
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shared a rewarding relationship that spanned 16 years, and he had |
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the pleasure of welcoming into his family a stepson, Alberto; in his |
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leisure time, he was an avid sports fan and rooted for the |
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University of Notre Dame and Cincinnati Bengals football teams; a |
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man of faith, he held a number of leadership positions at his |
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church, and he performed mission work in Honduras for several |
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summers; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Greg Byrne is greatly missed, he has left |
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his loved ones with a wealth of memories that they will forever |
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cherish; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Gregory Raymond |
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Byrne and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Juliana Martinez; to his stepson, Alberto Martinez, and |
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his fiancée, Rose; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of Greg Byrne. |