Bill Text: TX SR378 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Edward J. Parnell Jr.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-16 - Reported enrolled [SR378 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR378-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Edward J. Parnell Jr. | ||
| WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may help | ||
| comfort the loved ones of Edward J. Parnell Jr. of San Antonio, who | ||
| passed away on February 8, 2015, at the age of 78; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on June 22, 1936, in Philadelphia, | ||
| Pennsylvania, Ed Parnell was the son of Edward J. Parnell Sr. and | ||
| Margaret Ragin Parnell; he joined the United States Navy in 1954, | ||
| and, over the course of a career that spanned two decades, served | ||
| on the USS Ainsworth, Bronstein, Huse, and Kyne and at naval | ||
| facilities along the East Coast; he retired in 1974 as a senior | ||
| chief petty officer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active with the Non-Commissioned Officers | ||
| Association, Mr. Parnell served as its executive vice president | ||
| and as a member of its board of directors; he also worked as a | ||
| veterans benefits counselor at the United States Department of | ||
| Veterans Affairs, from which he retired in 2001; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Parnell distinguished himself through his | ||
| efforts in behalf of members of the military and their | ||
| families; he served as president of the San Antonio Chief Petty | ||
| Officers Association, as vice president of the Texas Coalition | ||
| of Veterans Organizations, and as a life member of the American | ||
| Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Fleet Reserve | ||
| Association; he also contributed to the greater community | ||
| through his involvement with the Hill Country Chapter of | ||
| Meeting Professionals International and the Fort Sam Houston | ||
| Optimist Club; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Parnell enjoyed the | ||
| love and support of his wife of 58 years, Pamela Jeanette, and | ||
| he took great pride in their three children, Donna, Edward, and | ||
| Maureen; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, his country, and his | ||
| fellow servicemen and women, Edward Parnell leaves behind a record | ||
| of good works that will continue to inspire all who were fortunate | ||
| enough to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Edward J. | ||
| Parnell Jr. and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his | ||
| family: to his wife, Pamela Parnell; to his children, Donna | ||
| Williams and her husband, Rhiny, Edward J. Parnell III, and | ||
| Maureen Wagner; to his grandchildren, Theodore Williams and his | ||
| wife, Jacqueline, Tamara Williams, and Blair Wagner; to his | ||
| great-granddaughter, Penelope Williams; to his siblings, Sandra | ||
| Saunders, Debra Goode, Wayne Parnell, Ronald Parnell, and | ||
| Carolyn Sandford; 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 Ed Parnell. | ||
| Uresti | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 16, 2015, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
