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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Judge Eddy Spivey was honored by the City of Odessa |
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during Black History Month 2023 in recognition of his exemplary |
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public service; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community, Judge Spivey served as |
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justice of the peace for Precinct 4 for 28 years before his |
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retirement in December 2022; during his final four years in office, |
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he and his sister, Mari Spivey Willis, held the rare distinction of |
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being sibling elected officials, while she served as a member of the |
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Odessa City Council; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Spivey diligently carried out his many |
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responsibilities, including presiding over elections, handing down |
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sentences, and performing marriage ceremonies; in addition, he |
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served for three decades on the board of the Odessa Housing |
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Authority, including as its president; he is a member of the Ector |
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Lions Club, St. James Missionary Baptist Church, and Alpha Phi |
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Alpha Fraternity; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Haskell and Myrtle Lee Spivey, Eddy |
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Spivey graduated from Blackshear High School and The University of |
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Texas Permian Basin; he served his country in the U.S. Army during |
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the Vietnam War, attaining the rank of sergeant E-5; he was employed |
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by Shell Oil Company for 22 years, and for over a decade, he was the |
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co-owner of Trio Liquor Store; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Judge Spivey enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Joyce Spivey, with whom he has shared 46 |
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years; the couple take great pride in their three children, Juan and |
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his wife, Lori, Krisiti and her husband, Vaughn, and Wyshanna, as |
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well as in their five grandchildren and their great-grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Spivey has greatly benefited his fellow |
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citizens through his long record of public service, and it is indeed |
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a pleasure to join in honoring him at this time; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Eddy Spivey on his |
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recognition by the City of Odessa during Black History Month 2023 |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; 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 Judge Spivey as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Davis |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1737 was adopted by the House on May |
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23, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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