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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Wade Hampton Choate, Jr., of San Angelo, who died on |
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January 1, 2012, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Choate was born in Fort Worth to Wade Hampton |
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Choate and Jessie Chambers Choate on December 20, 1928; after |
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leaving school, he worked at the Fort Worth stockyards before |
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joining the United States Navy at the age of 17; during his |
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enlistment in the armed forces, he saw duty in the South Pacific; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After settling back into civilian life, Wade Choate |
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married Martha Jean Lisby, and the couple moved to San Angelo to |
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pursue a life in the cattle business and to start a family; the |
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Choates became the proud parents of two children, Vic and Guy, and |
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enjoyed many happy years together; and |
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WHEREAS, In San Angelo, Mr. Choate and John Cargile partnered |
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on a handshake and ran the Concho Livestock Company together for |
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more than 40 years; later, Mr. Choate operated the Four L Cattle |
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Company with his son Vic; this seasoned cattleman developed a fine |
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ranch on Grape Creek, and he often told his grandchildren that if |
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they, like him, did a job they loved, they would never have to work a |
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day in their life; in 1990, at the urging of Elmer Kelton and other |
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friends, Mr. Choate published Swappin' Cattle, a memoir of his |
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years in the cattle business; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in high regard in the San Angelo community, Mr. |
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Choate was a founding member of College Hills Christian Church and a |
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staunch supporter of West Texas Boys Ranch; he served as Roundup |
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chair for the ranch, and he and his wife cohosted the first annual |
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Boys Ranch Dance; in recognition of his many contributions to the |
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organization, he was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award by the |
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Boys Ranch board of directors; Mr. Choate was also affiliated with |
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the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the |
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National Cattlemen's Beef Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Wade Choate embodied the spirit of a land where hard |
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work, fair dealing, and a readiness to help others are fundamental |
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values, and those who were blessed to share in his love and |
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friendship will forever carry him close in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Wade Hampton Choate, |
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Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Martha Jean Lisby Choate; to his children, Vic Choate and |
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his wife, Cathy, and Guy Choate and his wife, Eva; to his |
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grandchildren, Taylor Choate, Courtney Nagel and her husband, Eric, |
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Anne Marie Choate, and Michael Choate and his wife, Natalie; to his |
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great-grandchild, Rewk Nagel; to his sisters, Doris George and |
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Carlie Wilson; and to his many other friends and relatives; and, be |
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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 Wade |
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Hampton Choate, Jr. |