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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Philip |
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Wayne James of Arlington, who passed away on February 2, 2019, at |
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the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Wayne James was born on September 11, 1934, to |
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Dalton L. James and Minnie Caldwell James; his family initially |
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resided in Dallas County before moving to Lubbock when he was nine |
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years old; he completed his college studies at Texas Tech |
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University, earning bachelor's and master's degrees; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1968, Mr. James had the good fortune to meet |
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Peggy Welling, and they spent a memorable first date at the State |
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Fair of Texas; the couple exchanged vows in 1971 and shared a |
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rewarding marriage that spanned nearly five decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Shortly after receiving his undergraduate degree, |
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Mr. James embarked on his career in association management by |
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becoming the executive director of the Texas Tech Ex-Students |
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Association and its affiliate groups, a position he held for 21 |
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years; he relocated to Arlington in 1978 and began focusing on trade |
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organizations related to such businesses as farm equipment sales |
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and meat packing; in 1985, he became executive director of the Texas |
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Lathing and Plastering Contractors Association, and he later took |
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on related duties for the National Association of Manufacturers; he |
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retired from full-time employment in 2006 but continued to be |
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active on a part-time basis for another six years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. James garnered a number of important honors in |
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the course of his career, including the Texas Distinguished |
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Executive Award, the Construction Industry Lifetime Leadership |
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Award, and the Texas Tech University Alumni Association |
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Distinguished Executive Award; and |
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WHEREAS, An active member of his community, Mr. James served |
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on the boards of the Arlington Public Library and its foundation and |
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on several committees; in his leisure time, he enjoyed researching |
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his family's genealogy and taking classes in the Tarrant County |
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College Senior Education Program; and |
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WHEREAS, Wayne James lived a life that was rich in personal |
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and professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of |
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inspiration to those he leaves behind; 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 memory of Philip Wayne James |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many friends; 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Wayne |
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James. |