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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 Hoover Price of Texarkana on April 12, 2025, at the age |
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of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Eugene and Mary Price, Hoover Price was |
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born in Marietta on July 11, 1929; he completed his early education |
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in Floyd County, and he moved to Texarkana following high school to |
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take a job as a forklift driver with the Red River Army Depot; after |
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leaving to work for W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Company for a |
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brief period, he returned to RRAD in 1967 and eventually retired |
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from the company in 1990; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Price was married to Faye Lavern Price, and he |
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took great pride in their three children, Faye, Shelia, and |
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Kenneth, as well as his stepson, Anthony; a man of strong faith, he |
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attended New Town Baptist Church for a number of years before |
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becoming a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, where he |
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served as a deacon and taught Sunday School; in his leisure hours, |
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he enjoyed bush hogging, hunting, and gardening; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Hoover Price |
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will remember the way he touched their lives with his warmth and |
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compassion, and he will forever hold a treasured place in their |
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hearts; now, 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 Hoover Price and extend sincere |
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condolences to the members of his family: to his children, Faye |
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Price-Banton, Shelia Price-Williams, and Kenneth Price I and his |
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wife, Doris; to his stepson, Anthony Chapple and his wife, Linda; |
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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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Hoover Price. |