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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Thomas Morrell Terry Jr. of Cisco on March 30, 2025, at |
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the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Cisco on December 8, 1937, Tommy Terry was |
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the son of Thomas Terry Sr. and Zora Eppler Terry, and he grew up |
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with the companionship of three siblings, Bill, Dorothy, and Wanda; |
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he shared a rewarding union with his wife, Patsy, that spanned |
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nearly four and a half decades until her passing in 1999; he was the |
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proud father of four children, Jeffrey, Greg, Sydney, and Kim; with |
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the passing years, his treasured family grew to include five |
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grandchildren, Craig, Brittany, Steven, John, and Masyn, and |
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several great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Terry lived in Mason and Anson; while a |
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student at The University of Texas at Austin, he worked as a |
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nighttime security guard at the State Capitol and as a nursing home |
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administrator; in 1966, he got a job with the Humble Oil Company, |
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which later became Exxon, and they moved to Baytown; for 30 years, |
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he worked at the Baytown Refinery and was most proud of his |
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involvement with the startup of the Fuels North area of the facility |
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in the late '70s; he served as a mentor to countless coworkers over |
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the years, and in 1996, he retired from his position as a chief |
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operator at Exxon; and |
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WHEREAS, A few years after his wife died, Mr. Terry bought a |
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lake house in Cisco, and most mornings, he could be found at the |
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local Dairy Queen socializing with friends; in his later years, he |
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ran errands for the homebound, visited nursing home residents, and |
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took friends to doctor appointments; his desire to help others was |
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also demonstrated in the 1960s and '70s through his involvement in |
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the Optimist Pee Wee football program, through which he purchased |
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equipment for underprivileged children; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he will be deeply missed, Tommy Terry has |
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left his family and friends with many cherished memories, and he |
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will forever hold a special place in their hearts; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Thomas Morrell Terry Jr. and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Dr. Greg Terry and his wife, Laurie, Sydney Platt and her |
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husband, Jack, and Kim Terry and her wife, Tacy; to his |
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grandchildren, Craig Platt, Brittany Verwers, Steven Terry, John |
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Terry, and Masyn Terry; to his great-grandchildren; to his special |
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friend of 20 years, Marilyn Preston; and to his other relatives and |
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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 Tommy Terry. |