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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Richard L. Ball of Mineral Wells, who passed away on February 16, |
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2021, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Palo Pinto County, Richard |
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Ball was born in Gordon on November 6, 1939, to Ira and Alma Ball; he |
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grew up with four siblings, Ailene, Bill, Jerry, and Jim, and |
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graduated from Gordon High School; in 1959, at the age of 19, he |
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began working as a route driver helper for Wes-Tex Vending, and he |
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rose through the ranks of the company to become general manager in |
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1965; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ball married the former Connie Leeper on |
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September 26, 1980, and the couple shared a rewarding union that |
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spanned four decades; taking on more responsibility with Wes-Tex |
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Vending, Mr. Ball was named president in 1984, and he and his wife |
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purchased the company in 1988, enjoying great success; he served as |
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the owner of Wes-Tex until 2016; he also founded Twin City Coffee |
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Service in Bryan-College Station, and he formed a partnership to |
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buy the Parker Plaza Shopping Center in Weatherford; in 2001, |
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Mr. and Mrs. Ball became the property's sole owners; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely respected in his community, Mr. Ball was |
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president of the Mineral Wells Industrial Foundation and the Palo |
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Pinto Area Foundation of the Palo Pinto General Hospital at the time |
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of his passing; appointed by Governors Rick Perry and Greg Abbott, |
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he served two terms as a Brazos River Authority board director; he |
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was a former president of the Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce |
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and Visitors Bureau, which presented him with a lifetime |
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achievement award, and he was honored as the Mineral Wells Index Man |
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of the Year; moreover, he presided over the Texas Merchandise |
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Vending Association board and received the TMVA Icon Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Ball cherished time spent with |
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his loved ones; he was the devoted father of four children, Tonja, |
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Terri, Tim, and LeAnn, and he took great pride in his grandchildren |
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and his great-grandchildren; a man of faith, he was a valued |
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congregant of Southside Church of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Richard L. Ball brings great |
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sadness to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that |
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will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Richard L. Ball and |
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extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; 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 Richard |
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Ball. |
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Rogers |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 215 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 18, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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