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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of James Edward Hanlon of Tyler, who passed away on |
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April 4, 2025, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Leroy and Helen Hanlon, Jim Hanlon was |
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born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 1933, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of his brother, John; after graduating from high |
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school, he worked for the Guaranty Trust Company of Manhattan, New |
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York, before attending St. John's University; while there, he |
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answered his nation's call to duty and served as a military |
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policeman during the Korean War; he subsequently returned to |
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St. John's and completed his degree; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hanlon embarked on a career in business with the |
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Columbia Broadcast System, and he held a position with WBBM Radio in |
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Chicago for several years; in 1967, he assumed a new role as |
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controller of the New York Yankees Baseball Club, and he went on to |
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serve as vice president of Viacom Inc. and as president of Suffolk |
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Cablevision before accepting an offer from Buford Cable Television |
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in Tyler to operate and expand the company's cable television |
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nationwide operations; in 1981, he created his own cable television |
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company, MCT Cablevision Inc., and after it was sold to Northland |
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Cable Television, he served as regional vice president of its Texas |
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locations; he later opened a Berkshire Hathaway real estate |
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franchise in Tyler as a broker before his retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hanlon benefited from the |
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love and support of his wife, Joyce, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned 54 years until her passing; he took great |
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pride in his children, Mark, Cathy, and Timothy, and he had the |
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privilege of seeing his family grow to include six grandchildren, |
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James, Ryan, Caitlin, Joseph, Emma, and Cole; in his leisure time, |
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he enjoyed playing golf, fishing, painting, and going on family |
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vacations; he also liked attending Texas A&M football games, and he |
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was an avid fan of the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers; a man |
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of strong faith, he was an active member of the Cathedral of the |
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Immaculate Conception, where he served the congregation as an usher |
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for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Jim Hanlon is greatly missed, he has left |
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his family and friends with many cherished memories, and he will |
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forever hold a special place in their 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 James Edward Hanlon and extend |
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heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn his passing; 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 Jim Hanlon. |