Bill Text: TX HR212 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Otto William Bielss, Jr., of Irving.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-25 - Reported enrolled [HR212 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR212-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 212 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their | ||
memories of Otto William Bielss, Jr., of Irving, who passed away on | ||
December 25, 2010, at the age of 77; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on November 12, 1933, Otto Bielss, Jr., served | ||
his country during the Korean War; he earned a bachelor's degree in | ||
mathematics from Hardin-Simmons University, where he was a member | ||
of the "World Famous" Cowboy Band, and a master's degree in | ||
education from the University of North Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Bielss and his wife, Patsy Lee, enjoyed a | ||
rewarding marriage that spanned 48 years, until her passing in | ||
2007; he was blessed with two sons, Otto and Paul, as well as four | ||
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, A dedicated educator, Mr. Bielss taught classes for | ||
the Dallas County Community College District and Paul Quinn | ||
College; from 1988 to 1990 he promoted mathematics education | ||
throughout the state as president of the Texas Council of Teachers | ||
of Mathematics; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to playing baseball and softball, Mr. | ||
Bielss coached and officiated a variety of sports, and he was an | ||
avid reader and traveler; this esteemed Texan was also a Master | ||
Mason and a member of Shriners International, and he served as a | ||
youth director for several churches; and | ||
WHEREAS, Otto Bielss, Jr., brightened the lives of all those | ||
who were fortunate enough to know him, and he will be fondly | ||
remembered and deeply missed; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Otto William | ||
Bielss, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his | ||
family: to his sons, Otto Bielss III and his wife, Jennifer, and | ||
Paul Bielss and his wife, Rebecca; to his grandchildren, Otto | ||
Bielss IV, Patrick Bielss, Pamela Bielss, and Heather Lane and her | ||
husband, Scott; to his great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Corbin, and | ||
Isabella Lane; 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 Otto | ||
William Bielss, Jr. | ||
Harper-Brown | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 212 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on February 24, 2011. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||