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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Roger Carl Waggoner of Tyler on January 10, 2025, at the |
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age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, Roger Waggoner was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on |
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January 2, 1930, to Eustace and Dell Waggoner; he grew up in |
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Stuttgart, Arkansas, with a brother, Alfred, and was an Eagle |
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Scout, an all-state football player, and valedictorian of his high |
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school senior class; a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University, he |
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was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served |
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in Korea as a platoon leader and infantry company commander; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1955, Mr. Waggoner embarked on a 35-year career |
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with Sears Roebuck and Co., first working in Little Rock before |
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spending three decades at the company's headquarters in Chicago; |
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his buying assignments took him around the world, and he also held |
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positions in merchandising, marketing, and senior management; |
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civically engaged, he was a member of the Board of Police and Fire |
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Commissioners in Wheaton, Illinois, and he served with the National |
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Council of the Housing Industry and the National Association of |
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Home Builders; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Waggoner was blessed with the love and support |
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of his wife, Sue, with whom he shared 72 years, and he took great |
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pride in their children, Alice and Keith, and in their four |
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grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; in retirement, Mr. and |
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Mrs. Waggoner lived in Emerald Bay; they enjoyed playing golf |
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together, and during their travels, they visited all 50 states and |
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65 countries; above all, Mr. Waggoner was committed to serving |
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others; he taught Bible and Sunday school classes at Emerald Bay |
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Community Church, and he belonged to the East Texas chapter of the |
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Service Corps of Retired Executives Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Roger Waggoner is deeply missed, memories |
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of his devotion to his loved ones and his commitment to faith and |
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service will forever be treasured by those he has left behind; now, |
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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 life of Roger Carl |
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Waggoner and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Anna Sue Waggoner; to his children, Alice Fant |
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and her husband, Brian, and Keith Waggoner and his wife, Kendall; to |
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his grandchildren, Jonathan Fant, Preston Fant, Wilson Waggoner, |
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and Anna Gray; to his great-grandchildren, Abigail, Betsy, Mae, |
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Emily, Gracie, and James; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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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 Roger Waggoner. |