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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 remain to comfort the |
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family and friends of Stanley James Briers, who passed away on |
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October 10, 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Harry and Mary Briers, Stanley Briers was |
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born in 1936 in Houston and grew up alongside his six siblings; he |
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graduated from Saint Stanislaus in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, in |
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1955 and continued his education at Tulane University and the |
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University of Houston; after serving in the U.S. Army for two years, |
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he returned to Houston and established a successful air |
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conditioning, electrical, and plumbing company; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his professional community, Mr. Briers |
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held leadership roles with a number of trade associations, |
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including the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, the |
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Construction Industry Council, and the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling |
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Contractors Association; he also served his fellow citizens as a |
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precinct chair and election judge and as a member of the Knights of |
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Columbus and the American Legion; and |
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WHEREAS, Valuing family above all else, Mr. Briers shared a |
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rewarding marriage with his wife, Carrolyn, that spanned more than |
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three decades, and he took great pride in his children, Dorothy, |
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Latane, Tipton, Harry, Kimberly, Kelly, Tammy, and Brandon; with |
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the passing years, he had the privilege of seeing his family grow to |
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include 17 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; in his leisure |
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time, he enjoyed hunting and racing cars and boats, and he was a |
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licensed pilot; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his devotion to his family, his |
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generosity of spirit, and his joyous zest for life, Stanley Briers |
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enriched the lives of all who knew him, and they will forever hold |
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him close 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 Stanley James |
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Briers and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, be it |
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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 Stanley |
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Briers. |