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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 658
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In Memory |
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Leonard Harcrow |
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WHEREAS, The life of an admired educator and a friend to |
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many drew to a close with the passing of Leonard Harcrow of Big |
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Sandy on May 10, 2025, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Delta County on July 23, 1932, Leonard |
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Harcrow grew up with three sisters and graduated from Cooper High |
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School; he earned his bachelor's degree from East Texas State |
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University in 1955 and his master's degree in 1972, and after |
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beginning student teaching in Winnsboro, he taught in the West |
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Delta, Dallas, and Mount Pleasant Independent School Districts; |
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he had a strong belief in trade education, and as an |
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administrator in Mount Pleasant, he set up a vocational program |
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that was recognized as the best in the state; dedicated to his |
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profession, he served as president of the Texas Vocational |
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Administrators and Supervisors Association; he retired in 1990 |
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but went on to work for another decade as a security guard for |
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Texas Utilities; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Harcrow served his community in a number of |
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capacities, including as president of the Mount Pleasant Kiwanis |
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Club and as a board member of the Titus County Child Protective |
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Services; in addition, he was a valued congregant of Friendly |
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Baptist Church in Tyler and the Pathfinders Sunday school class; |
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he loved gardening and always grew enough vegetables to share |
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with friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Harcrow was the father |
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of a daughter, Andrea, and two sons, Jim and Timothy; following |
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the passing of his first wife, Margaret, he was fortunate enough |
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to find love a second time, and he and OraLee Harcrow shared a |
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fulfilling marriage of 25 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Leonard Harcrow is deeply missed, he has |
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left his family and friends with a wealth of memories that they |
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will forever treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Leonard Harcrow |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, OraLee Harcrow; to his children, Andrea Whittle and her |
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husband, Jack, Jim Harcrow, and Timothy Harcrow and his wife, |
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Becky; to his stepchildren, Donna and Jimmy Trantham and James |
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"Andy" Reed; to his 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; |
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and to his many 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 |
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this day, it do so in memory of Leonard Harcrow. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 31, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |