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        |  | R E S O L U T I O N | 
      
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        |  | WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Brett | 
      
        |  | Alan Autry of Coleman, who died on March 9, 2015, at the age of 61; | 
      
        |  | and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, The son of Roy Autry Jr. and Martha Jean Harwell, | 
      
        |  | Brett Autry was born on January 18, 1954; he grew up with two | 
      
        |  | sisters, Alana and Tracy, and graduated from Coleman High School; | 
      
        |  | and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, Mr. Autry married the former Molly Sue Love in 1974; | 
      
        |  | they became the parents of three treasured children, Joshua, Leah, | 
      
        |  | and Evan; in recent years, he knew the joy of becoming a proud | 
      
        |  | grandfather; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, For more than a half-century, Mr. Autry worked at | 
      
        |  | his family's newspapers, the Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice; | 
      
        |  | he began his career in commercial printing and production and then | 
      
        |  | followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather to serve as | 
      
        |  | copublisher and, beginning in 2011, publisher; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, Gregarious and witty, Mr. Autry endeared himself to | 
      
        |  | everyone and had a large circle of friends; he was an avid golfer | 
      
        |  | and a loyal fan of the Texas Longhorns and Coleman Bluecats, and he | 
      
        |  | never passed up an opportunity to sing karaoke; in addition, he | 
      
        |  | enjoyed vacationing in Mexico; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Brett Autry | 
      
        |  | will remember the way he touched their lives with his warmth and | 
      
        |  | great kindness, and he will forever hold a treasured place in their | 
      
        |  | hearts; now, therefore, be it | 
      
        |  | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | 
      
        |  | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Brett Alan Autry and | 
      
        |  | extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | 
      
        |  | daughter, Leah Biddle, and her husband, George; to his son, Evan | 
      
        |  | Autry; to his granddaughter, Alaine Biddle; to his sisters, Alana | 
      
        |  | Brudney and her husband, Stan, and Tracy Autry; to his nephews, | 
      
        |  | Brice Brudney and Beau Brudney and his wife, Jennifer; and to his | 
      
        |  | many other relatives and friends; and, be it further | 
      
        |  | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | 
      
        |  | prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House | 
      
        |  | of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Brett | 
      
        |  | Alan Autry. | 
      
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        |  | Keffer | 
      
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        |  | ______________________________ | 
      
        |  | Speaker of the House | 
      
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        |  | I certify that H.R. No. 1466 was unanimously adopted by a | 
      
        |  | rising vote of the House on April 16, 2015. | 
      
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        |  | ______________________________ | 
      
        |  | Chief Clerk of the House | 
      
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