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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Kendall County lost an admired civic |
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leader with the death of Gaylan Lewis Schroeder of Boerne on June 6, |
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2013, at the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected county judge in 2007, Judge Schroeder made a |
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lasting impact during his six years in office; his tenure saw the |
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establishment of a parks department, the construction of the |
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county's first animal shelter, and the acquisition of new office |
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space for county employees; in addition, Judge Schroeder took |
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special pride in the opening of Joshua Springs Park and Preserve; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was long active in the life of |
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his community; a respected businessman, he founded and operated |
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Kendall County Air and served as a director of Texas Heritage Bank; |
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he also helped to carry out many charitable projects through his |
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work with the Boerne Rotary Club; moreover, as a valued member of |
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First Baptist Church and Faith Bible Church, he shared his strong |
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faith with others in visits to nursing homes and hospitals and on |
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mission trips to Haiti; he began each morning by reading the Bible |
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and the writings of Oswald Chambers; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth on October 4, 1939, Judge |
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Schroeder graduated from Grand Prairie High School and married his |
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high school sweetheart, the former Cherry Little, in 1959; he |
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worked for an air-conditioning company in California and Kansas |
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before moving to San Antonio in 1968 and settling in Boerne two |
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years later; deeply devoted to his family, he took great pride in |
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his children, Jimi and Steve, and in his six grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Gaylan Schroeder made an indelible impression on the |
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hearts of all who were privileged to know him, and his contributions |
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to Kendall County will continue to resonate for years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Judge Gaylan Lewis Schroeder and extend sincere condolences to |
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the members of his family: to his wife, Cherry Schroeder; to his |
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daughter, Jimi Driskill, and her husband, Steve; to his son, Steve |
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Schroeder, and his wife, Elena; to his grandchildren, Tyler, |
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Landri, Shiloh, Malachi, Zechariah, and Benaiah; to his brother, |
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Bill Schroeder; to his sisters, Roma Kline, Annie Driver, and Katy |
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Schroeder; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Gaylan |
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Lewis Schroeder. |
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Miller of Comal |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Lavender |
Springer |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Elkins |
Martinez Fischer |
Toth |
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Fallon |
Martinez |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 76 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on June 24, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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