Bill Text: TX SCR45 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dennis H. Boerner.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-10 - Signed by the Governor [SCR45 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SCR45-Enrolled.html
| S.C.R. No. 45 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.) Dennis H. Boerner of College | ||
| Station on November 19, 2016, at the age of 81; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Fred and Mary Boerner, Dennis Boerner was | ||
| born on January 10, 1935, in Orange Grove and grew up with a | ||
| brother, Fred, and a sister, Evelyn; after graduating from Orange | ||
| Grove High School, he earned a bachelor's degree in business from | ||
| St. Mary's University, and he later received a master's degree in | ||
| business administration from the George Washington University; in | ||
| 1956, he answered his nation's call to duty and joined the United | ||
| States Army, serving as an artillery officer, an aviator, and a | ||
| nuclear chemical target analyst; during his exemplary 30-year | ||
| military career, he was twice deployed to Vietnam, and his | ||
| additional overseas tours included stints in Germany and Korea; | ||
| after returning stateside, he proudly served at the Pentagon; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan retired from the army in 1986, | ||
| having garnered the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star | ||
| Medal with oak leaf cluster, and the Republic of Vietnam Cross of | ||
| Gallantry; he went on to build with his own hands a beautiful home | ||
| among the pine trees of East Texas, where he enjoyed rebuilding | ||
| antique cars in his spare time and served the community in numerous | ||
| ways, including as a volunteer with the Right to Life movement and | ||
| as an active member of the Republican Party, both as a candidate and | ||
| as a strong supporter of fellow conservative candidates; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Boerner was joined in matrimony to the former | ||
| Margaret "Maggie" Humes, and they shared a rewarding marriage that | ||
| spanned nearly six decades; over the years, the couple had the | ||
| pleasure of watching their family grow to include four children, | ||
| Kelly Kastner and her husband, David, Monica Boerner, Connie | ||
| Bingham and her husband, Michael, and Benedict Boerner and his | ||
| wife, Denise, as well as nine grandchildren, Megan, Chris, | ||
| Marshall, Alyson, Rachel, Ryan, Reagan, Chloe, and Marshall, and | ||
| four great-grandchildren, Bryn, Bristol, Brody, and Caroline; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his faith, his family, and his | ||
| country, Dennis Boerner lived a life that was rich in the | ||
| intangibles that matter most, and he leaves behind a record of | ||
| service that will continue to inspire all those who had the good | ||
| fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dennis H. Boerner and extend | ||
| sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of | ||
| Dennis Boerner. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 45 was adopted by the Senate | ||
| on March 16, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 45 was adopted by the House | ||
| on April 27, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
