Bill Text: TX SR405 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of E. V. "Vic" Niemeyer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-23 - Reported enrolled [SR405 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR405-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
E. V. Niemeyer | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of E. V. "Vic" Niemeyer, who died March 1, | ||
2015, at the age of 95; and | ||
WHEREAS, Vic Niemeyer was born on September 28, 1919, in | ||
Houston; he grew up in La Porte and attended Schreiner Institute | ||
and the United States Naval Academy before attending The | ||
University of Texas and earning a degree in 1941; and | ||
WHEREAS, He served the nation with distinction as a | ||
submarine officer in the United States Navy during World War II; | ||
he served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters and was | ||
present in Tokyo Bay for the September 2, 1945, surrender of | ||
Japanese forces; and | ||
WHEREAS, After the war, he entered the field of agriculture | ||
for a time but returned to The University of Texas to earn a | ||
master's degree in Latin American Studies; he went on to earn a | ||
doctorate from the university in 1958; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1956, polio claimed his first wife, Dorothea | ||
Hasskarl; he married Lala Acosta in 1958, and they enjoyed 57 | ||
years of marriage together; he was blessed with four children, | ||
nine grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, He worked for 24 years with the United States | ||
Information Agency and served in Spanish-speaking countries | ||
around the world, including Honduras, Peru, Guatemala, the | ||
Philippines, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Niemeyer returned to Austin after his retirement | ||
from federal service and worked in the Institute of Latin | ||
American Studies and the International Office at The University | ||
of Texas; he was the author of two books on Mexican history; and | ||
WHEREAS, He was active in several service organizations | ||
and cofounded the East Austin Rotary Club; he received Rotary | ||
International's Service Above Self award for his work in | ||
organizing the transfer of 4,000 pieces of school furniture from | ||
Del Valle to Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, for use in the area's | ||
schools; the Mexican government awarded him its prestigious | ||
Ohtli Award for his service to Mexico and the Mexican community; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Vic Niemeyer was a man of strength and compassion | ||
who gave unselfishly to others; he was a devoted husband, father, | ||
and grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be cherished | ||
forever by his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family of E. V. Niemeyer; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
memory of Vic Niemeyer. | ||
Watson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 23, 2015, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |