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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Harold Wayne Stone, a valued member of the Longview |
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community and a friend to many, passed away on September 10, 2022, |
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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, Robert, |
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Nellie, and Elizabeth; he graduated from Judson Grove High School |
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and proudly served his country in the United States Army, 3rd |
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Infantry Division, at Fort Benning, Georgia; returning to civilian |
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life, he embarked on a distinguished 38-year career with |
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, which recognized him for an |
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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 and |
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Washington, D.C., to speak to officials regarding agricultural |
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issues; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Stone shared a fulfilling |
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marriage of more than 64 years with the love of his life, Susie; he |
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took great pride in their two sons, Bubba and Jason, and three |
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treasured grandsons; sustained by a strong faith, Mr. Stone was an |
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ordained deacon and valued member of First Baptist Church Longview; |
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he was a history buff and enjoyed collecting and antiquing; and |
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WHEREAS, Harold Wayne Stone lived a rich and purposeful life |
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centered around his family, his faith, and the farming community, |
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and he will long be remembered with deep affection by all who knew |
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him; now, 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 Harold Wayne Stone and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Wanda |
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"Susie" Marie Bryant Stone; to his sons, Harold Wayne "Bubba" Stone |
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Jr. and his wife, Dara, and Jason Mattox Stone; to his grandsons, |
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Tyler Brinkman Stone, Tanner Bryant Stone, and Talan Mattox Stone; |
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to his faithful companion, Scooter; and to all others who mourn his |
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passing; 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 Harold Wayne Stone. |