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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 137
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WHEREAS, The 80th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Forney Fenimore Lawing Jr. of Tyler |
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reached that impressive milestone in his life on January 8, |
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2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1943 in Charlotte, North Carolina, "John" |
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Lawing grew up in Hartsville, South Carolina; in high school, he |
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was a talented running back on the football team, and he went on |
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to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology at Wofford College, |
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where he met his future wife, Judith Cottingham; the couple |
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married in 1966, and they raised a daughter, Stacey Lawing; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Lawing were teachers in Spartanburg, |
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South Carolina, before they moved to Myrtle Beach in 1968; |
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Mr. Lawing received a master's degree from Webster University in |
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1977 and enjoyed a rewarding career in administration at what is |
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now known as Horry-Georgetown Technical College; he served as the |
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dean of the Myrtle Beach campus before retiring in 1996; and |
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WHEREAS, That same year, Mr. and Mrs. Lawing moved to |
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Tyler to live closer to their daughter and her husband, |
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Dr. Gerald Gray, and today their family also includes two |
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grandchildren, Gerald Gray Jr. and Holly Gray; in his leisure |
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time, Mr. Lawing has enjoyed traveling and playing golf; a man of |
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deep faith, he was a deacon at Ocean View Baptist church in Myrtle |
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Beach, and he is currently a member of Green Acres Baptist |
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Church, where he participates in Sunday school class; and |
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WHEREAS, John Lawing is a source of wisdom and inspiration |
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to all who are privileged to know him, and it is indeed a pleasure |
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to honor him for eight decades of life well lived; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Forney Fenimore Lawing Jr. on |
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the occasion of his 80th birthday and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Lawing as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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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 February 7, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |