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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Eddie Baker Freeman Jr. |
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of Grand Prairie were deeply saddened by his death on May 17, 2023, |
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at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Austin, Mr. Freeman was born to Nettie |
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and Eddie Freeman Sr. on December 3, 1955, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of two siblings, Nae and Kenneth; he graduated from |
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Reagan High School in 1974 and went on to study at The University of |
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Texas at Austin, where he joined the Eta Theta Chapter of Omega Psi |
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Phi Fraternity, Inc.; he later earned bachelor's and master's |
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degrees in finance from Dallas Baptist University; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his life, Mr. Freeman |
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distinguished himself as a respected professional in a number of |
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different fields, including banking, financial management, and |
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higher education; he joined the Staubach Company as a controller in |
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1990, and he eventually served as the vice president of finance and |
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the vice president of diversity; he subsequently embarked on a |
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career with The University of Texas at Arlington in 2008, and over |
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the course of his 14-year tenure there, he served in the role of |
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executive director for diversity, equity, and inclusion; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Freeman gave generously of his time and talents |
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to numerous civic and professional organizations, such as the |
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Omicron Gamma Gamma graduate chapter of Omega Psi Phi, Presbyterian |
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Healthcare Foundation, the Higher Education Recruitment |
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Consortium, the Grand Prairie Sports Corporation, and See It |
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Through Charities; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Freeman enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Zelda, with whom he shared a fulfilling |
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marriage that spanned more than four decades, and he took great |
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pride in their children, Kathryn, Eddie, and Candace; a man of deep |
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faith, he was a longtime congregant of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, |
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where he served as an elder and participated in the Christian |
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education ministry; and |
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WHEREAS, Eddie Freeman lived a life that was rich in personal |
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and professional achievements, and he will forever be remembered |
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with admiration and affection; 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 Eddie Baker Freeman |
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Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to all those who mourn his |
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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 Eddie |
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Freeman. |