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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The death of Lane Patrick Frizzell of Abilene on |
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March 9, 2015, at the age of 63, brought a great loss to his family |
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and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in San Angelo on September 5, 1951, Lane |
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Frizzell was the son of Jack and Pat Frizzell; he graduated from |
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Abilene High School and attended the University of Colorado before |
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embarking on a backpacking trip through the Andes Mountains in |
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South America; he completed his degree in business at Texas Tech |
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University in 1974 and joined the family firm, Enrich Oil |
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Corporation; he was responsible for the company's field operations, |
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where his working knowledge of Spanish was an asset; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Frizzell married his high school sweetheart, |
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the former Miriam Holly Lutz, on June 14, 1975; they became the |
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proud parents of a son, Matthew, and a daughter, Jennifer; with his |
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trove of stories, Mr. Frizzell helped broaden their horizons and |
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those of other young people, and through the years, his children |
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often heard their friends joke that their dad was the cool one in |
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the family; and |
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WHEREAS, A talented musician, Mr. Frizzell began playing in |
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bands in junior high, and he was active on the local scene for many |
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years as the leader of the popular group Slim Chance and the |
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Survivors; he continued to enjoy travel, and later in life, he |
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visited several Central and South American countries as a speaker |
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on a Rotary International business exchange trip; in addition, he |
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was a longtime member of the board of the YMCA; and |
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WHEREAS, Lane Frizzell was a kind and caring gentleman, and |
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although he will be deeply missed, those who were privileged to |
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share in the richness of his life will forever treasure their |
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memories of time spent in his company; 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 life of Lane Frizzell and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Holly Frizzell; to his children, Matthew Frizzell and his wife, |
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Clare, and Jennifer Frizzell and her fiance, Raul Garcia; to his |
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grandson, Quentin Garcia; to his parents, Jack and Pat Frizzell; to |
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his brother, Allan Frizzell, and his wife, Linda; to his sister, |
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Joni Wood, and her husband, Bill; to his nieces and nephews, |
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Hieromonk Alexander Frizzell, Jill Flores and her husband, Chano, |
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and Britni, Nicholas, and Kelsey Wood; and to his other relatives |
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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 the members of his family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Lane |
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Frizzell. |