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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 206
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In Memory |
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Harold Stone |
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WHEREAS, Harold Wayne Stone, a valued member of the |
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Longview community and a friend to many, passed away on September |
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10, 2022, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of E. E. "Elmer" Stone and Blanche Iola |
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Mattox Stone, Harold Wayne Stone was born in Judson on April 24, |
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1934, and grew up with five older siblings, Gerald, Eugene, |
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Robert, Nellie, and Elizabeth; he graduated from Judson Grove |
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High School and proudly served his country in the United States |
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Army, 3rd Infantry Division, at Fort Benning, Georgia; returning |
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to civilian life, he embarked on a distinguished 38-year career |
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with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, which recognized him |
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for an impressive 34 years of perfect attendance; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stone took great pleasure in farming, and he |
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could often be found out in the pasture on his tractor, feeding |
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cattle, baling hay, or mending fences; a champion of agriculture, |
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he was a charter member of the Gregg County Farm Bureau and |
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eventually became the longest-serving member of its board; he |
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received the 2020 Pioneer Award from the Texas Farm Bureau; in |
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addition, he served as president of the Oil Belt Farm and Ranch |
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Club, and he was a lifetime member of the Upshur-Gregg Soil and |
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Water Conservation Board; he traveled numerous times to Austin |
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and Washington, D.C., to speak to officials regarding |
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agricultural issues; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Stone shared a |
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fulfilling marriage of more than 64 years with the love of his |
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life, Susie; he took great pride in their two sons, Bubba and |
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Jason, and three treasured grandsons; sustained by a strong |
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faith, Mr. Stone was an ordained deacon and valued member of |
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First Baptist Church Longview; he was a history buff and enjoyed |
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collecting and antiquing; and |
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WHEREAS, Harold Wayne Stone lived a rich and purposeful |
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life centered around his family, his faith, and the farming |
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community, and he will long be remembered with deep affection by |
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all who knew him; 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 Harold Wayne |
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Stone and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Wanda "Susie" Marie Bryant Stone; to his sons, |
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Harold Wayne "Bubba" Stone Jr. and his wife, Dara, and Jason |
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Mattox Stone; to his grandsons, Tyler Brinkman Stone, Tanner |
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Bryant Stone, and Talan Mattox Stone; to his faithful companion, |
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Scooter; and to all others who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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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 Harold Wayne Stone. |
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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 22, 2023, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |