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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life of professional achievement and dedicated |
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public service drew to a close with the passing of John A. Pope III |
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of Rio Grande City on June 9, 2017, at the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of John A. Pope Jr. and Raquel Valle Pope, |
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John Pope was born on June 9, 1931, in Rio Grande City, and he grew |
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up with the companionship of a sister, Dollie, and a brother, Bill; |
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after graduating from St. Joseph's Academy in Laredo, he went on to |
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earn his bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and his law |
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degree from St. Mary's University School of Law; he also answered |
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his nation's call to duty by serving in the U.S. Army and Army |
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Reserve; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1955, Mr. Pope went into private practice |
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alongside his father, and he later worked as a partner at Atlas & |
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Hall; over the course of his distinguished law career, he held a |
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number of public offices as well; he was elected as Starr County |
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attorney in 1969, and in 1995, Governor George W. Bush appointed him |
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judge of the 381st Judicial District, a post he held for more than a |
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decade; furthermore, he was named first assistant district attorney |
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of the 229th Judicial District in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to fulfilling his professional duties, |
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Mr. Pope gave back to his community as a member of the Rio Grande |
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City school board, the Knights of Columbus, the Lions Club, and the |
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Rio Grande City Rotary Club; a man of deep faith, he was also a |
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longtime member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Rio |
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Grande City; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Pope enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Ana, and he was the proud father of a daughter, |
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Mayela Teresa Pope, and a son, John A. Pope IV; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the loss of this esteemed public servant is |
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difficult to bear, John Pope leaves behind a legacy of dedication to |
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his family, his faith, and his fellow citizens that remains to |
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comfort and inspire all who were fortunate enough to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of John A. Pope III and extend heartfelt sympathy to his 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John Pope. |