Bill Text: TX SR1 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Introduced

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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-Introduced.html

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88S20088 TBO-D
By: Hughes S.R. No. 1

R E S O L U T I O N
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 88th Texas 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.