TITLE: In memory of David Payne of Sour Lake.

SUMMARY: In memory of David Payne of Sour Lake.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Members of the Sour Lake community are mourning the loss of one of their own with the passing of former mayor and longtime barber David Payne on March 17, 2013, at the age of 68; and WHEREAS, Born on October 11, 1944, in Saratoga to Helen Lorraine Brackin Payne and Alfred Taylor Payne, David Payne began cutting hair in 1964 at a small barbershop in downtown Sour Lake; the shop had been in business since the year he was born and was known among residents as the first place in Sour Lake to have air-conditioning; Mr. Payne became its sole owner in 1970; and WHEREAS, Payne's Barbershop was a popular meeting place, where any number of people could be found holding forth on all manner of subjects; Mr. Payne himself acknowledged his key role in Sour Lake with the wry comment "a good barber is a psychologist, a psychiatrist, a marriage counselor, and a bartender," and evidence of the high regard in which he was held was provided when he was elected mayor in 1981 as a write-in candidate; and WHEREAS, Mr. Payne further contributed to his fellow citizens as acting chief of the town's volunteer fire department, as president of the Lions Club, and as a Mason; and WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, this esteemed Texan enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Karen, and his children, Michael and Kasie, and he was the proud grandfather of four; and WHEREAS, Though he joked that he took up his trade because he was "too lazy to work and too cautious for a life of crime," David Payne served as more than just a barber; while cutting hair and passing the time with his friends and neighbors, he created a space for camaraderie and the free exchange of ideas and fostered a sense of community that represents the best of America's small towns; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of David Payne and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Karen Payne; to his children, Michael Payne and his wife, Angie Denise, and Kasie Kibodeaux and her husband, Lewis; to his sister, Roxie Fregia, and her husband, Rockey; to his grandchildren, Jennifer Noack, Bryttan Noack, Cameron Blake, and Kayley Brooke Payne; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of David Payne. White Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1383 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 24, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House