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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close on |
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December 5, 2024, with the passing of John Lee Ussery of Gladewater |
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at the age of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Billy Van Ussery and Marilyn LeGrace |
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Williams Ussery, John Ussery was born on December 6, 1960, in |
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Gladewater, where he grew up with the companionship of a sister, |
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Carla; after graduating from Gladewater High School in 1979, he |
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earned his associate's degree from Kilgore College and his |
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bachelor's degree from Baylor University; a talented musician from |
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an early age, he played trumpet and piano throughout his time in |
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school, and he wrote many compositions; and |
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WHEREAS, On June 15, 2002, Mr. Ussery exchanged vows with the |
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love of his life, the former Carol Lee Banks, and the couple went on |
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to share a rewarding marriage that spanned more than two decades; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ussery enjoyed a fulfilling career working as a |
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certified public accountant and as a real estate broker; active in |
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his community, he served as treasurer of the Republican Party of |
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Upshur County, as chair of Precinct 16, and as a member of the |
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Gladewater City Council; a man of faith, he was a congregant of |
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First Baptist Church Tyler, where he taught Sunday school for |
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nearly 40 years; above all else, he cherished time spent with his |
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loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, While the passing of John Ussery brings great |
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sadness to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that |
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will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of John Lee Ussery and extend |
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deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Carol |
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Ussery; to his mother, Marilyn Ussery; to his sister, Carla Haley, |
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and her husband, Tommy; to his niece and nephew, Payton Lee Haley |
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and Parker William Haley; to his stepsons, Alan Wood and his wife, |
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Anne, and their children, Caleb, Daniel, Caroline, and Julieanne, |
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and Michael Wood and his wife, Danielle, and their children, Otis |
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and Pearl; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 John Ussery. |