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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens of El Paso are mourning the loss of John |
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Morris Garmon, who died on January 26, 2013, at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, John Garmon was born on July 20, |
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1940, to Jake and Ella Garmon; he graduated from Austin High School |
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in El Paso and later attended Texas Western College; friendly and |
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exuberant, he enjoyed a lifelong love of music, fronting a band |
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called Johnny Garmon and the Shadows as a teenager and continuing to |
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crank out rockabilly in his later years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Garmon began his broadcasting career at radio |
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station KELP in 1962, the start of a professional journey that |
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spanned four decades and branched out into television; over the |
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years, he worked for the local affiliates of all three major TV |
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networks and served as a news anchor for more than a decade; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his encyclopedic knowledge of the city, |
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Mr. Garmon was a respected reporter and a generous mentor to younger |
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journalists; and |
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WHEREAS, Possessed of a booming voice, he shared his time |
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with the community by serving as an announcer for Hanks High School |
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and University of Texas--El Paso football games, as well as for UTEP |
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Miner basketball during the tenure of Don "The Bear" Haskins; and |
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WHEREAS, This veteran, old-school journalist will long be |
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remembered for his outgoing, affable personality, his keen |
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understanding of his community, and the professional skills and |
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dedication that ensured his enduring popularity with El Paso |
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viewers; now, 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 John Morris Garmon and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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children, John, Stephen, and Michael Garmon and Jackie and Chris |
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Taylor; to his sister, Gale Hill; to his brother, the Reverend Tom |
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Garmon; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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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 John |
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Garmon. |