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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Michael Charles |
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Pistone of Galveston were deeply saddened by his passing on January |
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8, 2022, at the age of 68; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud third-generation native of Galveston |
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Island, Michael Pistone was born to John and Priscilla Pistone on |
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November 3, 1953; he grew up with three siblings, Anthony, Mark, |
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and Paul, and he graduated from Ball High School; he began working |
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at Sea-Arama Marineworld as a teenager, ultimately earning a |
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promotion to food operations supervisor for the entire park; and |
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WHEREAS, Embarking on a career of over 40 years in the |
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hospitality industry, Mr. Pistone became known for his leadership |
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skills and the relationships he built with employees; as a general |
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manager, he developed his last property into a AAA Four Diamond |
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resort; he was a founding member of the Galveston Hotel & Lodging |
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Association, serving on its executive board for many years, and he |
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sat on the Arts and Historical Preservation Advisory Board, the |
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Grand 1894 Opera House advisory board, and the Galveston Park Board |
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of Trustees; most recently, he received the Galveston Tourism |
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Industry Lifetime of Service Achievement Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all, Mr. Pistone treasured time spent with his |
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family; he and his wife, Theresa, shared a rewarding marriage of |
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more than four decades, and he took great pride in their two |
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children, Amanda and Kathryn, and five grandchildren; he also |
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adored his pets, Lucy and Sofia; and |
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WHEREAS, Michael Pistone lived a life that was rich in |
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personal and professional achievements, and he will forever be a |
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source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; 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 pay tribute to the memory of Michael Charles Pistone and |
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extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Theresa Hardee Pistone; to his daughters, Amanda Pistone and |
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Kathryn Pistone; to his grandchildren, Olivia, Dylan, Lachlan, |
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Ansley, and Finley; to his brothers, Mark Pistone and Paul Pistone; |
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and to his many other relatives and friends; 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 Michael Pistone. |