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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Sid Stafford of Hallsville on November 2, 2022, at the |
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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 up |
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with two siblings, Ruby and Junior; coming of age during World War |
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II, this courageous American joined the U.S. Army in 1941 and served |
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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 crops, |
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including cotton and grain, before they settled in Hallsville in |
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1964; Mr. Stafford went on to enjoy a career with the Jordan |
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Employment Service in Longview until his retirement at age 62; in |
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his leisure hours, he continued his horticultural pursuits, |
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maintaining an expansive garden; a man of faith, he was an active |
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congregant of First Baptist Church of Hallsville, where he served |
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as a deacon and as Sunday school superintendent; and |
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WHEREAS, Valuing his family above all else, Mr. Stafford and |
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his wife shared a rewarding marriage that spanned nearly seven |
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decades before her passing; he took great pride in their three |
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daughters, Beverly, Brenda, and Beth, and with the passing years, |
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he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include eight |
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grandchildren, Ashley, Jennifer, Miranda, Thomas, Charity, Rachel, |
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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; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sid Stafford and that sincere |
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condolences be extended to his loved ones; 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Sid Stafford. |