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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of James Byston Parks, Jr., of San Antonio who passed away on |
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February 19, 2012, at the age of 61; and |
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WHEREAS, Jimmy Parks was born to James Byston Parks, Sr., and |
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Juanita Midgett Parks on December 18, 1950, in Uvalde; as a student |
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at Churchill High School, Mr. Parks excelled in both academics and |
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athletics and was offered a full scholarship to Princeton |
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University; he turned down the opportunity in order to stay in Texas |
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and marry his high school sweetheart, the former Liz Byrd; |
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Mr. Parks instead enrolled at Trinity University on a football and |
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academic scholarship, and he helped support his family while in |
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college by selling cookware door-to-door; for his efforts, |
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Mr. Parks earned the National Salesman of the Year Award, and after |
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graduating from Trinity, he started his own business in the office |
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equipment industry to fund his graduate studies at the St. Mary's |
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University School of Law; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the next 33 years, Mr. Parks |
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established himself as one of San Antonio's most successful defense |
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attorneys; he represented a number of high-profile clients and |
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produced the Winning in the Courtroom DVD series, and he was |
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recognized by S.A.Scene, Texas Monthly, and Texas Super Lawyers; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his professional achievements, |
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Mr. Parks was a proud and caring father to his children, "Jimbo" and |
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Tina; he coached his son's soccer team to numerous state |
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championships and two national quarterfinal games, and he served as |
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president of the North East Youth Soccer Organization of San |
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Antonio; when his grandchildren began participating in sports, |
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Mr. Parks was always in the stands cheering them on, camera in hand; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A distinguished attorney and a devoted family man, |
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Jimmy Parks gave of his time and energy without reservation, and the |
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humor, integrity, and compassion with which he lived his life will |
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forever inspire all those who held him dear; 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 memory of James Byston Parks, |
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Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Liz Parks; to his son, James Byston Parks III; to his |
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daughter, Tina Allen, and her husband, James; to his mother, |
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Juanita Parks; to his sister, Sharon Hatley, and her husband, |
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Richard; to his brother, Bradley Parks; to his grandchildren, |
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Brenden Parks, Makayla Allen, Faith Allen, and James Allen, Jr.; |
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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 Jimmy |
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Parks. |
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Martinez Fischer |
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| Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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| Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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| Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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| Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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| Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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| Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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| Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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| Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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| Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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| Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 465 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on February 28, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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