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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Wayne Alexander Shaw of Lake Jackson on January 20, 2020, |
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at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Annie and Wayne D. Shaw, Wayne Shaw was |
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born on July 26, 1938, in Corpus Christi; after graduating from Roy |
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Miller High School in 1957, he attended Southwest Texas State |
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University and went on to serve in the U.S. Coast Guard; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Shaw moved to the Brazosport area in the early |
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1970s after buying Champions Beer Distributorship, and he would |
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later become the founder and owner of Eagle Communications Group, |
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Inc., a position he held for more than a decade; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Shaw was deeply committed to his community and |
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served in numerous civic organizations, including the Brazosport |
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Area Chamber of Commerce and the Brazosport Rotary Club, which he |
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led as president, and he played an instrumental role in the |
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establishment of Brazoria County Day at the State Capitol; in |
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addition, he was active in the Associated Builders and Contractors |
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Texas Gulf Coast Chapter and founded the Brazosport Business |
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Roundtable, and he gave generously of his time to free enterprise |
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education, developing and presenting motivational programs to over |
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12,000 area high school students; recognized as a Paul Harris |
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Fellow by the Brazosport Rotary Club, he received the Rotarian of |
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the Month award on 10 separate occasions; he was also honored as |
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Outstanding Man of the Year in 1997 by the Brazosport chamber; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Shaw benefited from the |
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love and support of his wife, Sandra, with whom he shared a |
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rewarding marriage that spanned 37 years; he took great pride in |
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their four sons, Brad, Blake, Jason, and Michael, and he had the |
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pleasure of seeing his family grow to include eight grandchildren, |
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Dylan, Tori, Connor, Katelyn, Britney, Ian, Emma, and Shaw; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Wayne Shaw is deeply 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 House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Wayne Alexander Shaw |
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and extend heartfelt condolences to his family 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Wayne Shaw. |