Bill Text: TX HR552 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 552 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of John Henry Fuchs, Jr., of Huntsville.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR552 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HR552-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 552



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of John
	Henry Fuchs, Jr., of Huntsville, who passed away on February 4,
	2011, at the age of 87; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Houston to Gertrude Wagner Fuchs and John
	Henry Fuchs, Sr., on February 3, 1924, John Fuchs graduated from
	Reagan High School in 1942 and attended Texas Tech before joining
	the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II; on his first combat
	mission, his plane was shot down over Germany, and he spent eight
	months as a prisoner of war; and
	WHEREAS, Liberated when the war ended, Mr. Fuchs met Stella
	Preston at a homecoming party for returning POWs, and they were
	married on October 19, 1947; the couple shared more than five and a
	half decades together until her passing in 2003, and they had the
	pleasure of welcoming into their family two children, Trudy and
	John; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Fuchs worked in the geophysical industry, rising
	to the rank of senior vice president; in his leisure time, he
	enjoyed traveling, taking care of his cattle, and raising homing
	pigeons; a resident of Huntsville since 1967, he became involved in
	the HEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas, which seeks to preserve the
	stories of those who fought for our nation, and he also served on
	the city's veterans advisory board; he was known for his warm and
	gregarious personality, which allowed him to make many friends
	through the years; and
	WHEREAS, Though he is deeply missed, John Fuchs will forever
	be remembered with great admiration and affection, and his devotion
	to his country and to his family will be a continuing source of
	inspiration for those who had the good fortune to know him; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of John Henry Fuchs, Jr.,
	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
	daughter, Stella G. "Trudy" Fuchs; to his son, John Henry Fuchs III,
	and his wife, Nancy; to his niece, Rita Donaldson; 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 John Henry
	Fuchs, Jr.

	Kolkhorst

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 552 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House