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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 Don Sewell of Nocona, who passed away on July 11, 2018, at the age |
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of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Don Sewell was born in Nocona on November 28, 1933, |
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to Lee and Mary Jo Sewell; he was joined in matrimony to the love of |
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his life, Mildred McCord, and he took great pride in their three |
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children, Karen, Janna, and Sanda; over the years, Don and "Mackie" |
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Sewell were further blessed with three sons-in-law, Chuck Johnson, |
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Larry Fenoglio, and Donnie Fenoglio, and 10 grandchildren, Denise |
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Coffman, Brandon Johnson, Jade Bennett, Brady, Chance, Tanner, |
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Trevor, Tate, and Magye Fenoglio, and the late Lane Fenoglio; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Sewell |
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enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War; after his military |
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service, he returned to his hometown and became an active member of |
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the Nocona Lions Club and Bethel Baptist Church, where he taught |
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Sunday school, sang with the choir, and served as a deacon; in 1971, |
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he was named as Nocona's Citizen of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Don Sewell lived a rich and purposeful life devoted |
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to his family, faith, and community, and he immeasurably enriched |
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the lives of all who had the good fortune to share in his love and |
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friendship; 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 Don Sewell and extend |
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sincere condolences 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Don Sewell. |
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Springer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1104 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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