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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Former state representative Fred Charles Head of |
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Athens, Texas, passed away on April 26, 2025, at the age of 86, |
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bringing a great loss to his family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Lou Ella Wilkinson Head and Alvie Charles |
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Head, Fred Head was born in Troup in Smith County on February 22, |
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1939; he earned his bachelor's degree in business from Southern |
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Methodist University and went on to graduate from the SMU Dedman |
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School of Law; a rancher, real estate investor, and attorney, he was |
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honored in 2013 by the State Bar of Texas for his 50 years in the |
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legal profession; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Head was elected to the first of seven terms in |
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the Texas House of Representatives in 1966; during his tenure, he |
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served as chair of the Higher Education and Reapportionment |
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Committees, and he was a member of numerous other committees, |
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including appropriations, energy resources, and penitentiaries; in |
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the early 1970s, he was part of the anti-corruption "Dirty 30" |
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movement in the legislature, and in retaliation, his district was |
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redrawn to place him in the same district as the speaker of the |
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House; despite sustaining injuries from a major car accident in the |
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middle of his campaign, he won the election and returned to the |
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House, having defeated a sitting speaker for the first time in Texas |
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history; he was a delegate to the 1974 Texas Constitutional |
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Convention and a serious candidate for the speakership; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his loved ones, Mr. Head shared a |
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fulfilling marriage with his wife, the former Marsha Langston; the |
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couple raised three daughters, Cindy, Cathy, and Mimi, and two |
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sons, Mike and Fred; Fred Charles "Bud" Head Jr. passed away in |
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1986, and in his honor, the family donated the historic Texan |
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Theater building to the City of Athens for use as a multipurpose |
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event venue; and |
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WHEREAS, A caring family man and a dedicated public servant, |
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Fred Head will be deeply missed, but the commitment and generosity |
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with which he lived his life will forever inspire all who had the |
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good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the Honorable Fred Charles Head |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Marsha; to his daughters, Cindy, Cathy, and Mimi; to his son, |
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Mike; to his grandchildren, Katie, Clara, Sloane, Felix, Chad, |
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True, Regan, and Freddie; to his great-grandchildren, Tristan and |
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Catalina; and 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Fred |
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Charles Head. |