Bill Text: TX HR2057 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Alton Raymond "Ray" Samsel of Pleasanton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR2057 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR2057-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2057 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Alton Raymond Samsel of Pleasanton on August 8, 2020, at | ||
| the age of 81; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Otto and Ida Samsel, Ray Samsel was born | ||
| in Von Ormy on September 28, 1938; he served in the U.S. Navy as an | ||
| electronics technician aboard a repair ship; after four years in | ||
| the military, he went on to earn a bachelor's degree in physics from | ||
| St. Mary's University while working at Kelly Air Force Base; over | ||
| the course of a career that spanned 42 years, he was employed as a | ||
| physicist, lab supervisor, project engineer, program manager, and | ||
| supervisor in the Avionics Intermediate Support Repair Program; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Samsel shared a rewarding marriage of 25 years | ||
| with his wife, Sue; he took great pride in a fine family that | ||
| included his 4 children, Donna, Roger, Gary, and Susan, and 2 | ||
| stepchildren, Matt and Lisa, as well as 15 grandchildren and | ||
| step-grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; benefiting his | ||
| community, he served on Pleasanton's Charter Review Committee and | ||
| Planning and Zoning Commission; he helped shape the city's master | ||
| plan, and as a member of a long-range planning committee, he worked | ||
| to develop the successful 2015 Pleasanton ISD school bond package; | ||
| moreover, he served on the Atascosa County Early Voting Ballot | ||
| Board; in recent years, he and his wife were very active with | ||
| assisting stray and surrendered pets as members of Atascosa Animal | ||
| Allies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ray Samsel made a meaningful difference in the lives | ||
| of his loved ones and fellow citizens alike, and he will always be | ||
| remembered with great affection by those he left behind; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Alton Raymond Samsel | ||
| and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn his passing; 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 Ray Samsel. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2057 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 31, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
