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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of World War II veteran Oliver James Pratt of Belton, who passed |
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away on March 6, 2019, at the age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 17, 1924, Mr. Pratt came of age |
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during World War II; although he was eligible for exemption from |
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military service because he was working as a printer for the Belton |
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Journal, he enlisted anyway and served in the U.S. Navy, taking part |
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in six major battles in the Pacific theater; after the war, he |
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returned to his job at the newspaper, rising to become the |
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publication's production manager; in 1974, he started his own |
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business, Pratt Printing, and ran it for 10 years before selling the |
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company and retiring at the age of 60; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Pratt shared a rewarding marriage with his wife, |
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Alice Lorain Pratt, until her passing; he took great pride in his |
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son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Martha Pratt, and his two |
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grandsons and their wives, David and Kris Pratt and Bill and Katy |
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Pratt, as well as his great-grandchildren, Courtney, Nathan, Lilly, |
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and Christian; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud veteran and a loving family man, Oliver |
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Pratt lived a caring and purposeful life, and he will forever be |
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remembered with deep affection by all who held him close in their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Oliver James Pratt and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to his family 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Oliver |
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James Pratt. |
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Wray |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1046 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 12, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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