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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of T. Frank Smith IV on March 23, 2023, at |
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the age of 71; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of T. Frank Smith Jr. and Joanne Scherer |
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Smith, Frank Smith was born in Brownsville on August 19, 1951; as a |
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child, he moved with his family to Corpus Christi, and he was a |
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member of the Class of 1969 at Ray High School; he went on to earn a |
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bachelor's degree in geology from The University of Texas at |
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Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his graduation in 1974, Mr. Smith joined |
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the family business at KRIS-TV, where he served in a variety of |
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roles, including as sales executive, design and advertising |
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manager, and vice president; in addition, he was a successful real |
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estate investor, developer, and entrepreneur, owning and managing a |
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number of businesses and properties in the Corpus Christi area; and |
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WHEREAS, A passionate advocate for his community, Mr. Smith |
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gave generously of his time and talents to such charitable and civic |
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organizations as the Downtown Lions Club, the Sunrise Rotary Club, |
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the Palmer Drug Abuse Program, the Texas State Museum of Asian |
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Cultures, and the Art Museum of South Texas; sustained by a deep |
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faith, he was a valued congregant of First Christian Church of |
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Portland, where he served as an elder; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Smith enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Linda, with whom he shared a fulfilling union |
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that spanned 32 years; he took great pride in his two sons, Frank |
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and Paul, as well as in his "bonus daughter," Leslie, and he |
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delighted in time spent with his nine grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he will be deeply missed, the passage of |
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time will never diminish the joy and love that Frank Smith brought |
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into the lives of all who knew him; 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 T. Frank Smith IV |
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and extend condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Linda K. Jordan; to his children, T. Frank Smith V and his wife, |
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Rebecca, Paul Smith and his wife, Jennifer, and Leslie Jordan |
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Willett and her husband, Michael; to his siblings, Toni Legrand and |
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David Smith and his wife, Molly; to his grandchildren, Madelyn |
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Willett, Lauren Willett, Alyssa Willett, Alexandra Smith, T. Frank |
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Smith VI, Hazen Smith, Langley Smith, Nelwyn Smith, and Merrill |
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Smith; and to his other relatives and friends; 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 Frank |
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Smith. |