Bill Text: TX HR2121 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Alex Olmsted of San Antonio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-21 - Reported enrolled [HR2121 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR2121-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2121 |
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the profound sorrow | ||
felt at the tragic loss of Alex Taylor Olmsted of San Antonio, who | ||
died on March 23, 2013, at the age of 18; and | ||
WHEREAS, The cherished son of Matt Olmsted and Linda Garza, | ||
Alex Olmsted was a senior at Jefferson High School; he was a proud | ||
member of the Jefferson Mustangs football team, where his skill | ||
combined with his formidable 6 feet, 3 inches, and 255 pounds made | ||
him an effective offensive lineman, and he was an equally tenacious | ||
competitor in track; and | ||
WHEREAS, A standout in the classroom as well, Mr. Olmsted | ||
placed among the top 10 graduating seniors at his school; he was a | ||
member of the National Honor Society and a National Hispanic Merit | ||
finalist, and he challenged himself in multiple advanced placement | ||
courses; having spent the past summer working as an intern at a law | ||
firm, he had dreams of attending Harvard University and someday | ||
embarking on a legal career of his own; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Olmsted enjoyed close bonds with his family | ||
members, including his older brother Matt, and was admired and | ||
beloved by peers and teachers alike; he had a hearty sense of humor | ||
and a fondness for nicknames, having assigned one to each of his | ||
teammates on his football team, and was himself known as "Big | ||
Country" in affectionate acknowledgement of his rural roots; | ||
good-natured and kind, he was always ready to lend a hand or a | ||
sympathetic ear to those in need; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although the loss of a life so filled with promise | ||
brings immeasurable heartache, those who were fortunate to know | ||
Alex Olmsted will forever treasure their memories of this inspiring | ||
young man and the passion, ambition, and generosity with which he | ||
lived; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Alex Taylor Olmsted | ||
and extend sincere sympathy to his 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 Alex | ||
Olmsted. | ||
Martinez Fischer | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2121 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 17, 2013. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||