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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 730
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In Memory |
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of |
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Jack Franklin Hardwick |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Fort Worth in mourning the loss of Dr. Jack Franklin |
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Hardwick, who died April 10, 2013, at the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, Jack Hardwick was born September 14, 1932, in |
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Pavo, Georgia; he moved with his family at the age of 14 to |
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Galveston, and he graduated from Ball High School; he married Pat |
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Williams while he was a young man, and the couple was blessed with |
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four children; and |
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WHEREAS, He attended The University of Texas at Austin and |
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earned his medical degree from The University of Texas Medical |
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Branch at Galveston; he moved to Fort Worth with his family and |
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entered into the practice of family medicine; he enjoyed a |
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fulfilling 52-year career as a physician; and |
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WHEREAS, On Thanksgiving Day of 1979, Dr. Hardwick married |
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Jane Walker, and they enjoyed 33 years of marriage together; a |
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leading Fort Worth citizen, Dr. Hardwick was active in numerous |
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community organizations, including The Bridge, the Fort Worth |
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Opera, and the Texas Exes, and he served as president of the local |
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YMCA; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage, compassion, and generosity, he |
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gave unselfishly to others, and his wisdom and his enthusiasm for |
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living each day to the fullest will not be forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the |
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bereaved family of Dr. Jack Franklin Hardwick; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the |
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Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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so in memory of Dr. Jack Hardwick. |
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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 April 22, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |