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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life came to a close with the |
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passing of Gary Wayne Burton of Baytown on May 14, 2015, at the age |
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of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 1, 1946, to Ralph and Edna Burton, Gary |
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Burton grew up in a large family with his nine brothers and sisters; |
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he answered his nation's call to duty as a member of the United |
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States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, rising to the rank of |
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corporal and earning the National Defense Service Medal, the |
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Vietnam Service Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, |
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among others, for his service; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Burton worked for O'Reilly Auto Parts for more |
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than a decade, and he was employed with the J. M. Huber Corporation |
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for 24 years before his retirement; he was a member of Coady Baptist |
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Church and a lifetime member of his local Veterans of Foreign Wars |
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post; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud father and grandfather, Gary Burton |
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brightened the lives of those around him with his humor and concern |
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for others, and he will forever be remembered by all those who had |
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the privilege of knowing him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Gary Wayne Burton |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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daughter, Rebecca Wilson and her husband, Dennis; to his |
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grandchildren, Kirstin and Peyton Wilson; to his siblings, Delores |
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Daniels, Richard Burton, and Judy Henicke and her husband, Michael; |
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and to his other relatives and friends; and, 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 Gary Wayne |
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Burton. |