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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Shelton Bennet Cain of Hallsville, who passed away on |
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January 9, 2025, at the age of 96; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Hallsville, Shelton Cain was |
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born to Douglas and Virginia Cain on May 2, 1928, and he grew up with |
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two sisters, Janelle and Virginia; after graduating from Hallsville |
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High School in 1945, he was accepted into Texas A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1946, Mr. Cain enlisted in the U.S. Army, |
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embarking on a military career that would span nearly four and a |
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half decades with the army and the Texas National Guard Bureau; over |
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the course of his career, he distinguished himself as a military |
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personnel technician with the Texas National Guard and concluded |
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his active-duty service with the TXNG adjutant general at Camp |
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Mabry; he retired in 1988 at the rank of chief warrant officer 4, |
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and his awards included the World War II Victory Medal, the Armed |
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Forces Reserve Medal, and the Army Reserve Component Achievement |
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Medal; along the way, he earned an associate's degree in accounting |
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from Kilgore College; and |
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WHEREAS, Keenly interested in Civil War history, Mr. Cain |
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visited many battlefields from that conflict as well as Arlington |
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National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.; moreover, he was actively |
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involved with the Noonday Holiness Camp, and he was a valued |
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congregant of Winterfield United Methodist Church in Longview; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cain was preceded in death by his first wife, |
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Betty Jean Ranels Cain; the couple shared a fulfilling marriage |
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that spanned 53 years, and they raised two children, Cathie and |
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Laura; fortunate enough to find love again, he wed Bonnie Dickard |
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Barker in 2002, and they spent nearly two decades together before |
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her passing in 2020; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his family, his faith, and his |
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country, Shelton Cain earned the lasting respect and admiration of |
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all who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Shelton Bennet |
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Cain and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: |
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to his daughters, Cathie Cain and Laura Mahan and her husband, |
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Randy; to his sister, Virginia Ann Rhodes, and her husband, Larry; |
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to his grandson, Joseph Mark Morton, and his wife, Laura; to his |
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four great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; and |
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to his 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 Shelton Cain. |