Bill Text: TX HR985 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Edward L. Lehman, Jr., of Vernon.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-15 - Reported enrolled [HR985 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR985-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 985 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and | ||
| meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends | ||
| of Edward L. Lehman, Jr., of Vernon, who passed away on February 18, | ||
| 2011, at the age of 84; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Edward Lehman was born in Vernon on March 24, 1926, | ||
| to Edward Lehman, Sr., and Anna Lehman; answering his nation's call | ||
| to duty during World War II, he served as a fighter pilot with the | ||
| 56th Fighter Group in the U.S. Army Air Forces; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Lehman wed the former Janette Pollard on July 1, | ||
| 1948, and the couple enjoyed a rewarding marriage until her passing | ||
| in 2005; he was blessed with 4 children, Mark, Kenneth, Larry, and | ||
| Linda, as well as 10 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A successful farmer and businessman, Mr. Lehman | ||
| co-owned Lehman Farms and was the owner of Lehman Flying Service-Ag | ||
| Spraying; moreover, he served as vice president of Frontier | ||
| Industries Manufacturing in Raymondville, and he retired as owner | ||
| and manager of a John Deere agricultural equipment dealership; a | ||
| man of tremendous energy and initiative, he coinvented and held the | ||
| patent for the Hesston V-22 brush cotton harvester; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was a director and chair of the | ||
| Wilbarger-Wichita Soil and Water Conservation District and a | ||
| director and president of the Wilbarger County Farm Bureau; in | ||
| addition, he served as a trustee for the Vernon Regional Junior | ||
| College, as a director of the Red River Valley Association, and as a | ||
| member of the Texas State ASC Committee; he also contributed | ||
| countless hours to improving his community as a volunteer with the | ||
| Lions Club; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Lehman was a valued parishioner of the Holy | ||
| Family Catholic Church, and he worked to help the less fortunate | ||
| through his affiliation with the Knights of Columbus; he received | ||
| many well-deserved accolades for his service and accomplishments, | ||
| including being named Outstanding Rural Citizen of Wilbarger County | ||
| in 1969 and being designated Outstanding Conservation Farmer by the | ||
| Wilbarger County Soil and Water Conservation District in 1957 and | ||
| 1976; in 1986 he was inducted into the American Cattle Breeders Hall | ||
| of Fame; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While the death of Edward Lehman has brought great | ||
| sadness to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that | ||
| will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Edward L. Lehman, | ||
| Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: | ||
| to his sons, Mark L. Lehman, Dr. Kenneth E. Lehman, and Dr. Larry | ||
| Lee Lehman; to his daughter, Linda Taylor; to his sisters, | ||
| Marguerite Miller and Agnes Gloyna; to his grandchildren and | ||
| great-grandchildren; 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 Edward L. | ||
| Lehman, Jr. | ||
| Hardcastle | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 985 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 7, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
