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            |  | R E S O L U T I O N | 
         
            |  | WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Richard F. Garrett were | 
         
            |  | deeply saddened by his passing on February 24, 2023, at the age of | 
         
            |  | 81; and | 
         
            |  | WHEREAS, The son of William and Mary Rapson Garrett, Dick | 
         
            |  | Garrett was born in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, on July 4, 1941, and he | 
         
            |  | grew up with the companionship of two brothers and one sister; and | 
         
            |  | WHEREAS, Mr. Garrett retired from a long and rewarding career | 
         
            |  | with ARCO/BP, during which he worked in the U.S. and in various | 
         
            |  | other countries; he enjoyed reading, traveling, photography, and | 
         
            |  | spending time with his loved ones; and | 
         
            |  | WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Garrett took great pride in his | 
         
            |  | daughters, Sheila and Christina, and with the passing years, he had | 
         
            |  | the pleasure of welcoming into his family three grandchildren, | 
         
            |  | Shelby, Emma, and Matthew; and | 
         
            |  | WHEREAS, Although Dick Garrett will be greatly missed, he has | 
         
            |  | left his family and friends with a wealth of memories that they will | 
         
            |  | forever cherish; now, therefore, be it | 
         
            |  | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | 
         
            |  | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Richard F. Garrett | 
         
            |  | and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be | 
         
            |  | it further | 
         
            |  | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | 
         
            |  | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | 
         
            |  | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dick | 
         
            |  | Garrett. |