Bill Text: TX SR1 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ervin Gafford Clower.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-28 - Reported enrolled [SR1 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR1-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Ervin Clower | ||
| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their | ||
| memories of Ervin Gafford Clower of the Lake Devernia community in | ||
| Longview, who passed away on May 6, 2023, at the age of 102; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Johnathan Shelby Clower and Virginia | ||
| Lee Gafford Clower, Ervin Clower was born in Paducah on | ||
| November 9, 1920, and he grew up with the companionship of five | ||
| siblings, Earl, Johnathan, Virginia, Mary Anna, and Alice | ||
| Cathryn; he graduated from Matador High School in 1939; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Clower | ||
| joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in January 1943, and he served in | ||
| Italy during World War II; a flight engineer and gunner on the Merry | ||
| Barbara aircraft, his assignments included a bombing mission over | ||
| Ploesti, Romania, that resulted in an emergency landing in the | ||
| Adriatic Sea; after surviving 24 hours in the ocean, he was rescued | ||
| by a fisherman and taken to Bari, Italy; he was discharged in | ||
| September 1945 and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the | ||
| Purple Heart, and the Air Medal; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Returning to Texas, Mr. Clower earned a | ||
| bachelor's degree in geology from Texas Christian University; he | ||
| went on to enjoy a rewarding career with Natural Gas Pipeline, | ||
| where he worked as a geologist for many years before his | ||
| retirement in 1980; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Clower shared a fulfilling union with his | ||
| wife, the former Ouita Lois Burrell, that spanned seven decades | ||
| before her passing; he took great pride in their three children, | ||
| Daniel, David, and Lynda, and over the years, he was further | ||
| blessed with seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his family and his country, | ||
| Ervin Clower earned the lasting respect and admiration of all who | ||
| were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Ervin Gafford Clower and extend heartfelt sympathy to the | ||
| members of his family: to his sister, Alice Cathryn Gazaway; to | ||
| his sons, Daniel Clower and his wife, Nicholette, and David | ||
| Clower and his partner, Martin Hart; to his daughter, Lynda | ||
| Clower and her husband, Jim Andree; 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 Senate adjourns | ||
| this day, it do so in memory of Ervin Clower. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on June 28, 2023, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
