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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3
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In Memory |
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Sid Stafford |
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with |
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the passing of Sid Stafford of Hallsville on November 2, 2022, at |
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the age of 103; and |
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WHEREAS, Sid Stafford was born to Mae Marie and William |
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Robert Stafford on July 30, 1919, in Madill, Oklahoma, and grew |
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up with two siblings, Ruby and Junior; coming of age during World |
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War II, this courageous American joined the U.S. Army in 1941 and |
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served in North Africa and Italy as a mechanic with the 755th Tank |
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Battalion; and |
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WHEREAS, On June 4, 1951, Mr. Stafford married the love of |
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his life, the former Nita Waldron; the couple made their home in |
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Raymondville, Texas, where Mr. Stafford raised a variety of |
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crops, including cotton and grain, before they settled in |
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Hallsville in 1964; Mr. Stafford went on to enjoy a career with |
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the Jordan Employment Service in Longview until his retirement at |
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age 62; in his leisure hours, he continued his horticultural |
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pursuits, maintaining an expansive garden; a man of faith, he was |
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an active congregant of First Baptist Church of Hallsville, where |
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he served as a deacon and as Sunday school superintendent; and |
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WHEREAS, Valuing his family above all else, Mr. Stafford |
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and his wife shared a rewarding marriage that spanned nearly |
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seven decades before her passing; he took great pride in their |
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three daughters, Beverly, Brenda, and Beth, and with the passing |
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years, he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include |
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eight grandchildren, Ashley, Jennifer, Miranda, Thomas, Charity, |
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Rachel, Caleb, and Chad, and numerous great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his unfailing optimism, warm and |
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generous nature, and keen sense of humor, Sid Stafford touched |
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countless lives during his journey on this earth, and he will |
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forever be a source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sid Stafford and |
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that sincere condolences be extended to his loved ones; and, be |
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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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Sid Stafford. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 10, 2023, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |