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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and a host of friends will forever treasure |
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their memories of Richard Louis Anderson of Burkburnett, who passed |
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away on April 13, 2015, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, Richard Anderson was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, |
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on November 11, 1936, to William and Rose Berube Anderson; he was a |
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member of the United States Air Force for 10 years, and he exchanged |
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wedding vows with his wife, the former Francyne McClendon, at a |
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chapel on Sheppard Air Force Base near Wichita Falls on April 27, |
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1956; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud Texan by choice, Mr. Anderson was the owner |
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of A-5 Feed & Farm Supply in Magnolia, where he enjoyed a warm |
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rapport with his employees and customers; his desire to serve his |
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fellow citizens led to his election to the Magnolia City Council, |
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and he also benefited the community as president of the Magnolia |
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Independent School District Board of Trustees and as a member of the |
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Greater Magnolia Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Anderson found particular fulfillment in |
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assisting members of the Magnolia FFA and Ag Support Group, and he |
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had the honor of being recognized by the local Masonic Lodge with |
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the Community Builders Award, an accolade that is rarely given to |
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nonmembers; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Anderson deeply cherished his |
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wife and family, which included his children, Karen, Richard, and |
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David, and his grandchildren and great-grandson; moreover, he made |
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many close and lasting friends through the years and counted his |
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customers and employees among them; and |
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WHEREAS, Richard Anderson was an engaged citizen, a |
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successful businessman, and a devoted family man, and he will long |
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be remembered with great admiration and affection by all those who |
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were fortunate enough to know 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 Richard Louis |
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Anderson and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Francyne Anderson; to his children, Karen, Richard and |
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his wife, Julie, and David and his wife, Lilly; to his |
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grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Emily, Michelle, Justin Frank, Tyler, and |
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Sharon; to his great-grandson, Ivan; to his sister, Maureen Dube, |
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and her husband, Dick; to his sister-in-law, Gillis Carroll, and |
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her husband, Bob; to his nieces and nephews, Debra Burke, Robin |
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Anderson, Harry Raymond, Michael Raymond, Johnny Fortin, Holly |
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Carroll Lobaugh, and Josh Carroll; and to his other relatives and |
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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 Richard |
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Anderson. |