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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of John Richard Orr of Clint on February 27, 2023, at the |
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age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, John Orr was born on October 7, 1947, to Gerry and |
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James "Dick" Orr, and he grew up in the Lower Valley with two |
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sisters, Gerry and Terry; after graduating from Fabens High School, |
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he went on to attend Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri, |
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and The University of Texas at El Paso; on February 3, 1969, he |
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joined the United States Marine Corps, and from September 1969 to |
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September 1970, he served as a scout sniper in Vietnam; he was |
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honorably discharged at the rank of sergeant; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his return from the military, Mr. Orr |
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spent most of his life farming and working with cattle as a cattle |
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truck driver and feed lot manager; during his leisure time, he |
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enjoyed playing golf, attending the annual USMC Scout Sniper |
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Association reunion and the yearly Cow Hauler reunions, and being |
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with his family and friends; a proud veteran, he was selected to |
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take the 2019 Honor Flight of Southern New Mexico and El Paso to |
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Washington, D.C.; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Orr was devoted to his wife of 46 |
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years, Teresa, and his son, JJ; he was the proud grandfather of five |
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grandchildren, Russell, who survives him, and Emma May, John |
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William, James Benjamin, and Ava Nicole, who preceded him in death; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Although John Orr is deeply missed, he has left his |
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loved ones with a wealth of memories that they will forever |
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treasure; 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 John Richard Orr and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Teresa Orr; to his son, John James "JJ" Orr, and his wife, |
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Carolyn; to his grandson, Russell Welch; to his sisters, Gerry |
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Reinhardt and her husband, Arthur, and Terry Anson and her husband, |
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Robert; and to all others who mourn his passing; 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John Orr. |