Bill Text: TX SR61 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: In memory of Ellis Lloyd Olmstead of Sherman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR61 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR61-Introduced.html
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| By: Springer | S.R. No. 61 | |
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| WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life has drawn to a close with | ||
| the passing of Ellis Lloyd Olmstead of Sherman on September 2, 2022, | ||
| at the age of 87; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Erling and Edna Olmstead, Ellis Olmstead | ||
| was born in Galveston on April 3, 1935, and he grew up with a sister, | ||
| Erlyn; after graduating from Ball High School in 1953, he attended | ||
| The University of Texas, where, at 6'10" tall, he was a valued | ||
| member of the Longhorns basketball team, playing throughout all | ||
| four years of college; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Olmstead earned his bachelor's degree | ||
| from UT and married the former Patti Le Chapman, and the couple went | ||
| on to share 65 years together; after living briefly in Dallas, they | ||
| settled in Sherman, where Mr. Olmstead went to work for his | ||
| father-in-law at Chapman, Inc., a wholesale gasoline | ||
| distributorship; over the course of a career that spanned six | ||
| decades, he served as president of the Texas Oil Marketers and the | ||
| National Oil Jobbers Council; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A leader in his community, Mr. Olmstead served as | ||
| president of the Sherman Chamber of Commerce and as chair of the | ||
| Grayson County Airport Board, and he sat on the boards of Austin | ||
| College and Wilson N. Jones Hospital; he was named Sherman | ||
| Outstanding Citizen in 1988, and in 2008, he received the Emmett | ||
| Essin Community Service Award; an avid pilot for more than 40 years, | ||
| he also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and ranching; moreover, he was an | ||
| elder at Central Christian Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Ellis Olmstead will be deeply missed, this | ||
| beloved man has left his family and friends with many cherished | ||
| memories, and he will forever hold a special place in their hearts; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the life of Ellis Lloyd Olmstead and extend | ||
| sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Patti | ||
| Olmstead; to his children, Kay Ellen Kirby and her husband, Kevin, | ||
| Lee Olmstead and his wife, Julie, and Andy Olmstead and his wife, | ||
| Stacey; to his grandchildren, Emily and Lauren Kirby, Michal | ||
| Overturf, and Clayton, Claire, and Brett Olmstead; to his | ||
| great-granddaughter, Margot Overturf; and to his many 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 Ellis Lloyd Olmstead. | ||
