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R E S O L U T I O N
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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, 2023; |
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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 was |
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a talented running back on the football team, and he went on to earn |
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a bachelor's degree in psychology at Wofford College, where he met |
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his future wife, Judith Cottingham; the couple married in 1966, and |
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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 now |
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known as Horry-Georgetown Technical College; he served as the dean |
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of the Myrtle Beach campus before retiring in 1996; and |
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WHEREAS, That same year, Mr. and Mrs. Lawing moved to Tyler |
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to live closer to their daughter and her husband, Dr. Gerald Gray, |
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and today their family also includes two grandchildren, Gerald Gray |
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Jr. and Holly Gray; in his leisure time, Mr. Lawing has enjoyed |
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traveling and playing golf; a man of deep faith, he was a deacon at |
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Ocean View Baptist church in Myrtle Beach, and he is currently a |
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member of Green Acres Baptist Church, where he participates in |
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Sunday school class; and |
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WHEREAS, John Lawing is a source of wisdom and inspiration to |
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all who are privileged to know him, and it is indeed a pleasure to |
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honor him for eight decades of life well lived; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Forney Fenimore Lawing Jr. on the occasion of |
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his 80th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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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 by the Texas |
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Senate. |