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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 Clarence Ray Pennington of Salado on |
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November 17, 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Clarence Ray Pennington Sr. and Bessie |
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Irene Pennington, CR Pennington was born in Dallas in 1937; he |
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graduated from Forest Avenue High School in 1955, and he went on to |
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earn a degree in business from North Texas State Teachers College, |
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where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity; on March 3, |
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1973, he wed the former Joyce Eaton, and the couple shared a |
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rewarding marriage that spanned nearly five decades; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to serving in the Air Force Reserve, |
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Mr. Pennington enjoyed a successful career in the clothing |
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industry, and he was the owner of 18 retail clothing stores; in |
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1984, he and Mrs. Pennington purchased American Dance/Drill Team, |
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and he became vice president and chief financial officer of the |
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company; over the years, he helped to provide numerous scholarships |
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for dance students and teams, and in 2017, he helped to establish |
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the Joyce and CR Pennington Dance Education Scholarship at the |
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University of North Texas; he was honored with the Distinguished |
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Service Award from the Texas Dance Educators Association; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Pennington took great |
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pride in his two children, Brad and Doug, and with the passing |
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years, he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include four |
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grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known CR Pennington |
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will remember the way he touched their lives with his exceptional |
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kindness, generosity, and humor, and he will forever hold a special |
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place in their hearts; 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 memory of Clarence Ray |
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Pennington and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Joyce Eaton Pennington; to his sons, Brad |
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Pennington and his wife, Tracy Melendez, and Doug Pennington and |
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his wife, Gina Goodson; to his grandchildren, Brittany Pennington |
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Dolotina and her husband, Jordan Dolotina, Coleman Ray Pennington, |
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Kylee Goodson, and Sami Selby; to his great-grandchildren, Jackson |
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and Mackenzie Dolotina; to his cousins, Janis Pennington Bell, |
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Cindy Pennington Murphey, James Pennington, and Carol Cox; and to |
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his many other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for his |
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family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of CR Pennington. |
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Buckley |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 322 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 8, 2023. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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