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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 161
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In Memory |
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Foy Wallace Watson, Jr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of one of our most beloved |
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legislative employees, Foy Wallace Watson, Jr., who died October |
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30, 2010, at the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Born October 7, 1926, in Waco, Foy Watson was a |
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member of "The Greatest Generation" and was a true military hero |
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who served during World War II and received a Purple Heart and two |
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battle stars; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, he married his longtime |
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sweetheart, Bernadine, and embarked on a successful career as a |
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revenue officer with the Internal Revenue Service; following his |
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retirement, he went on to earn the designation of Texas Master |
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Florist; and |
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WHEREAS, Foy Watson joined the Texas Senate in 1997 and |
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served with distinction as an Assistant Senate Doorkeeper over |
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the course of seven regular legislative sessions and numerous |
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special sessions; as the operator of the elevator behind the |
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Senate Chamber, he was treasured by senators and their staff for |
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the individual attention he gave to all who passed his way, as |
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well as for his obvious good nature and his positive outlook on |
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life; and |
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WHEREAS, During Mr. Watson's longtime Senate service, his |
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affable personality endeared him to all who walked the Capitol |
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halls, and his dedication, generosity, and exemplary work ethic |
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will long be remembered; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Watson was a life member of the Veterans of |
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Foreign Wars and the American Legion; he was a 32nd-degree |
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Scottish Rite Mason, an active member of Hill City Lodge 456, and |
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a noble of the Ben Hur Shrine Temple; he was a devout Christian |
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and a member of Crestview Baptist Church, where he served as a |
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deacon and was treasurer for more than 35 years; and |
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WHEREAS, An exemplary gentleman in every way, Foy Watson |
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loved his work, his state, and his country; he was a devoted |
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husband, father, and grandfather, and he leaves behind memories |
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that will be treasured forever by all who worked with him and by |
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his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Foy Wallace Watson, Jr.: his loving and devoted wife of |
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63 years, Bernadine Gummelt Watson; his children and their spouses, |
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Foy Watson III and his wife, Gloria, Richard Watson and his wife, |
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Debbie, and Cindy Constantine and her husband, Kim; his brother, |
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Tom Watson; his sister, Rose Summers; and his nine grandchildren |
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and 12 great-grandchildren; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a plaque bearing the name of Foy Wallace |
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Watson, Jr., be placed in the Senate elevator in honor and in |
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memory of this exceptional legislative employee and patriotic |
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citizen; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy |
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from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Foy Wallace Watson, Jr. |
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Deuell |
Jackson |
Van de Putte |
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Gallegos |
Patrick |
Williams |
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Harris |
Rodriguez |
Zaffirini |
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Dewhurst, President of the Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 1, 2011, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |