Bill Text: TX HR55 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Ernie Madsen for his nearly eight decades of service to Rotary International.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-30 - Reported enrolled [HR55 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR55-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 55 |
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WHEREAS, Ernie Madsen of Mission, who at age 99 is thought to | ||
be the oldest active Rotarian in Texas, was honored in a special | ||
ceremony on May 12, 2011; and | ||
WHEREAS, A member of Rotary International for nearly eight | ||
decades, Mr. Madsen first joined the group in 1932; he has been | ||
named a Paul Harris Fellow for his support of the organization and | ||
its initiatives; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on November 22, 1911, Ernie Madsen moved to | ||
Mission with his family in 1919 after previously living in | ||
Minnesota; his father had come to the United States from Denmark in | ||
1904, and the Madsens arrived in Texas with two other immigrant | ||
families; an accomplished football and track athlete in high | ||
school, Mr. Madsen later enrolled at The University of Texas at | ||
Austin and played football on the freshman team under Coach Shorty | ||
Anderson; he was also trained as a gymnast; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Madsen's remarkable life has included | ||
challenges as well as achievements; while on a construction job in | ||
Laredo in the early 1940s, he fell more than 30 feet onto concrete, | ||
breaking both wrists and both legs but escaping more serious injury | ||
thanks to his gymnastics skills; he also worked at the Hanford Site | ||
in Washington State, which played an important role in the | ||
construction of the country's early atomic weapons, and he was | ||
employed in the dairy business until 1962; he then took a job with a | ||
pipe supply company, remaining there for 28 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Madsen has enjoyed the | ||
love and support of his wife, Kathleen, with whom he shared many | ||
years of rewarding partnership until her passing in 2001, and his | ||
son, John; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan is a source of wisdom and | ||
inspiration to all who are privileged to know him, and it is a | ||
pleasure to recognize him for his longtime contributions to Rotary | ||
International and for almost a century of life well lived; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Ernie Madsen for his | ||
many years of service to Rotary International and extend to him | ||
sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Madsen as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Gonzales of Hidalgo | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 55 was adopted by the House on June | ||
28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||