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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and enthusiasm drew to a close |
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with the passing of Teddy Lee Stewart of Dripping Springs on |
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December 17, 2014, at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Kenneth and Josephine Stewart on July 30, |
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1947, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Ted Stewart moved to Odessa with |
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his family at an early age; he was a standout athlete at Permian |
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High School before enrolling at Odessa Junior College and capturing |
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a National Junior College Championship as a member of the school's |
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track and field squad; he went on to earn an athletic scholarship to |
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attend the University of Alabama, where he received his bachelor's |
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degree in chemistry and biology; and |
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WHEREAS, A successful businessman and entrepreneur, |
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Mr. Stewart started his own construction company in Odessa and |
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eventually expanded his interests in real estate development to |
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include infrastructure projects across the state and nation, as |
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well as overseas; he established a number of prosperous enterprises |
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throughout his career, such as the Armadillo Boring Company, Great |
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Plains Water Supply, Capitan Enterprises, and Capitol Trencher, |
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among others; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart was joined in marriage to the former |
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Suzanne Miller, and they shared four and a half decades together; he |
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was the proud father of four children, Joseph, Jamison, Julianna, |
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and Hunter, and he eventually knew the joy of welcoming into his |
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family 10 grandchildren; in his leisure time, he enjoyed sailing, |
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skiing, hiking, and myriad other outdoor activities, as well as |
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pursuing his passion for music and songwriting; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart shared his time and talents with a |
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number of worthwhile organizations, including Heart Gift, the Boy |
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Scouts of America, the Texas Heritage Songwriters Association, the |
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Texas Heart Institute, and the Texas Commission on the Arts; |
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moreover, Mr. Stewart was a longtime advocate for private |
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landowners and property rights in the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A man who derived great pleasure from new challenges |
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and adventures, Ted Stewart lived life to the fullest, and he will |
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forever be a source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, |
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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 Teddy Lee Stewart |
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and extend sincere condolences to his family: to his wife, Suzy |
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Stewart; to his children, Joseph Stewart and his wife, Allison, |
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Jamison Stewart, Julianna Tinney and her husband, Brad, and Hunter |
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Stewart and his wife, Megan; to his grandchildren, Abigail, |
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Harrison, Emma, Madeline, Amelia, and Lila Stewart, and Townsend, |
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Theodore, Miller, and Baker Tinney; to his sister, Susan Scherra, |
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and her husband, David; to his brother, Gary Stewart, and his wife, |
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Vicki; 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 Ted |
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Stewart. |
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Isaac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 431 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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