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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Edgar Rex Burr of Clint, who passed away on December 22, |
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2020, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Edgar and Helen Burr, Eddie Rex Burr was |
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born in El Paso on November 3, 1945; he grew up with the |
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companionship of nine siblings, Susan, Elvaree, Martin, Bean, |
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William, Carol, Judy, Linda, and James, and he and his brothers |
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spent summers working on the Esperanza and Los Charcos Ranches in |
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Chihuahua, Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Burr served |
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in the U.S. Marines and was on active duty from 1965 to 1968; after a |
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13-month tour of duty in Vietnam, he became a member of the reserves |
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until he was honorably discharged in 1971; and |
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WHEREAS, For years, Mr. Burr owned and operated E. R. Burr |
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Livestock Transportation; following his retirement from cattle |
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hauling, he worked on ranches in California, Arizona, and New |
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Mexico until he moved back to Clint; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Burr married the love of his life, Sandra Bean, |
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on November 1, 1968, in El Paso, and he took great pride in their |
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children, Bubba and Sue Anne, and grandchildren, Preston, Laynee, |
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and Zane; in his leisure time, Mr. Burr enjoyed attending rodeos, |
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dancing to the music of Bob Wills, and watching the sunset; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a true Texas cowboy, Eddie |
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Rex Burr leaves behind a legacy that will long be treasured by all |
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those who held him dear; 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 Edgar Rex Burr and |
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extend deepest condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Sandra; to his son, Ed, and his wife, Christy; to his sisters, |
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Susan and her husband, Bill, and Elvaree Elizabeth and her husband, |
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Ben; to his brothers, Martin, Bean and his wife, Martha, and William |
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Edgar and his wife, Roberta; to his grandchildren, Preston, Laynee, |
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and Zane; and to his many other relatives and friends; 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 Eddie Rex |
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Burr. |