Bill Text: TX HR878 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Dell Thomas Holmsley of El Paso on his 71st birthday.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR878 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR878-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 878 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Esteemed community leader Dell Thomas Holmsley of El | ||
| Paso celebrated his 71st birthday on March 6, 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Ysleta, Tom Holmsley was born in 1940 and | ||
| attended schools in the Socorro and El Paso districts before | ||
| graduating from a high school in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1958; as a | ||
| young man, he was active in the Boy Scouts of America and attained | ||
| the rank of Eagle Scout; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Holmsley earned a degree in government from The | ||
| University of Texas at El Paso and went on to serve his country as a | ||
| second lieutenant with the military police stationed in Germany; he | ||
| completed a degree in German at the University of Maryland as well | ||
| as a master's degree in geography and a teaching certificate at The | ||
| University of Texas at Austin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following his graduation, Mr. Holmsley taught high | ||
| school government, and his exceptional work was recognized with the | ||
| Austin Outstanding Young Educator award; in 1973, he began a career | ||
| with State Farm Insurance that spanned more than three decades and | ||
| included posts in Laredo, Arlington, and McAllen; in 1995, he | ||
| returned to his hometown of El Paso, where he served as a field | ||
| executive for the company until his retirement in 2004; since that | ||
| time, he has worked as a substitute teacher with the Ysleta | ||
| Independent School District and as an instructor of insurance | ||
| classes at El Paso Community College; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in civic affairs, this notable Texan was | ||
| elected and installed as chair of the El Paso County Republican | ||
| Party in 2010; he has demonstrated outstanding leadership during | ||
| his term, and he is credited with helping to increase membership and | ||
| revitalize the organization; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Holmsley is supported in all of his endeavors by | ||
| his wife, Mary, and he is devoted to his 5 children and 13 | ||
| grandchildren; in his free time, he enjoys flying and building | ||
| large-scale model airplanes and fishing boats; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Tom Holmsley is a source of wisdom and inspiration | ||
| to all those who are privileged to know him, and it is a pleasure to | ||
| recognize him on 71 years of life well lived; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Dell Thomas Holmsley on his 71st birthday | ||
| and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Holmsley as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
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| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 878 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 31, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
