Bill Text: TX HR1795 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of retired U.S. Navy captain Alan Earl Bentz of Poteet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1795 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1795-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1795 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Captain Alan Earl Bentz of Poteet passed away on | ||
| April 29, 2019, at the age of 86, leaving his loved ones to reflect | ||
| on a life of meaningful accomplishments and patriotic service to | ||
| his country; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio on January 1, 1933, Alan Bentz | ||
| was the son of Bonnie Marie Adams Bentz and Joseph John Bentz; he | ||
| took pride in his family ancestry, which he traced back to such | ||
| notable figures as President John Adams and famed Texas cattle | ||
| trail driver William Green Butler; he grew up near Fort Sam Houston | ||
| in San Antonio, which influenced his desire to join the military; | ||
| after attending Kennedy High School, he enlisted in the United | ||
| States Navy in 1950, when he was 17 years old; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Captain Bentz's career in the U.S. Navy and the Navy | ||
| Reserve spanned more than four decades; among numerous other | ||
| assignments, he was a crew member aboard the USS Bellatrix, where he | ||
| served as assault boat coxswain and craftmaster; he rose through | ||
| the ranks to become a captain, and his long tenure in the military | ||
| included service as chair of the Navy Recruiting District | ||
| Assistance Council and as a navy liaison officer to both the Texas | ||
| Governor's Office and the Fifth U.S. Army; he earned 14 Gold Wreath | ||
| Awards for recruiting excellence and also received such decorations | ||
| as the National Guard Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy | ||
| Meritorious Service Medal, and the U.S. Army Meritorious Service | ||
| Medal; he formally retired from the navy in 1991; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While serving in the reserve, Captain Bentz | ||
| completed studies at San Antonio College and The University of | ||
| Texas at Austin, graduating with a civil engineering degree in | ||
| 1962; in addition to distinguishing himself in his military career, | ||
| he was actively involved in a number of civic and veterans' | ||
| organizations, and he owned the Anchor B Ranch in Poteet; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Captain Bentz enjoyed the love | ||
| and support of his wife of more than five decades, Yvonna Simpson | ||
| Bentz; he was blessed with a daughter, Alisha, and two | ||
| grandchildren, Wilson and Jessi; always ready to lend a helping | ||
| hand to those in need, he was also admired as an individual who | ||
| treated others with respect and dignity; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Alan Bentz is greatly missed, he leaves | ||
| behind a legacy that will continue to inspire all those who held him | ||
| dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Captain Alan Earl | ||
| Bentz and extend sincere sympathy to his family 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 Captain | ||
| Bentz. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1795 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 29, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
