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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Donald Clifton Heath of Temple is turning 80 years |
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old on April 25, 2011, and this occasion provides a welcome |
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opportunity to recognize this esteemed Texan; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1931 in San Perlita to William and Johnnie |
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Heath, Don Heath developed a love for horses as a small boy; he went |
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on to work as a cowboy and has ridden horses throughout his adult |
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life; he was a longtime member of the Bell County Sheriff's Posse |
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drill team, and he also mastered the art of horseshoeing, which he |
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did professionally for more than 30 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Possessing a strong work ethic, Mr. Heath has worked |
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hard throughout his life; he farmed land near Raymondville, was |
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employed for two decades with the Reynolds Metals Company in Corpus |
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Christi, and for nearly 25 years worked as a salesman and branch |
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manager for the Gulf Coast Paper Company in Cuero, Brownsville, and |
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Temple; since his retirement in 1996, he has been involved in |
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several ventures, including a commercial hay baling business in |
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Bell County, which he ran from 2000 to 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Heath shared over 45 years with his wife, Alta, |
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until her passing in 1996; fortunate enough to find love a second |
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time, he married Janey Lewis Smith in 1997; this devoted family man |
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takes great pride in his two children, Pattie Beebe and Clifton |
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Heath, his stepdaughter, Jana Smith Copeland, and his 11 |
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grandchildren and great-granddaughter, to whom he is |
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affectionately known as "Pappy"; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his outgoing nature and his religious |
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faith, Don Heath is a source of wisdom and inspiration to all who |
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are privileged to know him, and it is a pleasure to commend him on |
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eight decades of life well lived; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Donald Clifton Heath on his 80th birthday |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Heath as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1748 was adopted by the House on May |
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12, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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