Bill Text: TX HR1561 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Charles Otto Schumann of Stonewall.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1561 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1561-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1561 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Charles | ||
| Otto Schumann of Stonewall, who passed away on March 22, 2013, at | ||
| the age of 71; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A fourth-generation Texan, Mr. Schumann was born in | ||
| Fredericksburg on April 6, 1941, the son of Otto and Esther | ||
| Schumann; he grew up with an older brother, Calvin, and a younger | ||
| sister, Karen, in the farming and ranching community of Albert; as a | ||
| boy, he learned to breed and raise cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, and | ||
| chickens, and he developed a love of breaking and training horses; | ||
| he was taught to make his own toys and became a skilled carpenter | ||
| and craftsman; sustained by a strong faith from an early age, he | ||
| attended Trinity Lutheran Church, which his grandfather and | ||
| great-grandfather had helped to found; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Schumann rode his pony to grade school in | ||
| Albert, and he subsequently went to school in Stonewall and | ||
| graduated from Fredericksburg High School; while studying at | ||
| Southwest Texas State University, he worked summers for the Zavala | ||
| County Soil Conservation Service, and he became a county agent | ||
| after completing his bachelor's degree in agriculture; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1965, Mr. Schumann married the former Mary Ann | ||
| Eardley, and over the years, they were blessed with two sons, Scott | ||
| Charles and William Bret, and three grandsons, Nathan, Justin, and | ||
| Wesley; Mr. Schumann instilled in his offspring pride in their | ||
| German heritage and in the land first settled by Mr. Schumann's | ||
| great-grandfather in the 19th century; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During the Vietnam War, Mr. Schumann served his | ||
| country in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Bliss in | ||
| El Paso; he was discharged in 1967 and moved to Fredericksburg seven | ||
| years later to work as the agricultural loan officer for Security | ||
| State Bank & Trust while also raising cattle and sheep; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This industrious Texan held a number of | ||
| administrative positions, including supervisor of grounds for | ||
| Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, supervisor of maintenance for | ||
| Fredericksburg ISD, and manager of a Corridor TV transmitting site, | ||
| which was built on his property in 2000; in addition, he built | ||
| several houses and other structures as rental properties and real | ||
| estate investments, and in 2003, he began a horse-breeding | ||
| business; he was a gifted horseman and found special joy in taking | ||
| care of the new foals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following in his father's footsteps, Mr. Schumann | ||
| was long involved with the Gillespie County Fair Association, which | ||
| he served as a director, and in October 2012, he received an | ||
| Honorary Lifetime Director Pin for his 16 years of service to the | ||
| association; moreover, he continued his father's tradition of | ||
| leadership in the Gillespie County Water Control & Improvement | ||
| District, and he enjoyed interacting with his neighbors while | ||
| working diligently in their behalf and striving to protect four | ||
| area dams; until a month before his passing, he served as the | ||
| organization's secretary-treasurer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his community, | ||
| Charles Schumann made a meaningful difference in the lives of his | ||
| loved ones and fellow citizens alike, and his contributions will be | ||
| remembered for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Charles Otto | ||
| Schumann and extend sincere condolences to the members of his | ||
| family: to his wife, Mary Ann Schumann; to his two sons, Scott | ||
| Schumann and his wife, Reina, and Bret Schumann and his wife, | ||
| Tiffani; to his grandsons, Nathan, Justin, and Wesley Schumann; to | ||
| his sister, Karen Jenschke; to his stepgranddaughters, Raquel Boeck | ||
| and Kayla Contreras; and to his other relatives and 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 Charles | ||
| Schumann. | ||
| Smith | ||
| Miller of Comal | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1561 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 24, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
