Bill Text: TX SR67 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Recognizing Donald Gene Davidson on the occasion of his 95th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-31 - Reported enrolled [SR67 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR67-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Recognizing Donald Gene Davidson on the occasion of his 95th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-31 - Reported enrolled [SR67 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR67-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The 95th birthday of an esteemed member of the | ||
Greatest Generation is indeed cause for celebration, and Donald | ||
Gene Davidson of Brenham is marking this milestone in his life on | ||
December 7, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Mary Pauline and William Davidson, Don | ||
Davidson was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1928; he served | ||
as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army's 11th Airborne Division at the | ||
end of World War II, taking part in the occupation of Japan; after | ||
receiving his honorable discharge, he earned his bachelor's | ||
degree in industrial management at Oklahoma State University; he | ||
wed the former Patricia "Patsy" Sue Paschall on June 1, 1950, and | ||
they became the proud parents of a son, Greg; through the years, | ||
their treasured family grew to include a daughter-in-law, Donna | ||
Garcia Davidson, and a granddaughter, Mary Grace Davidson; | ||
Mr. and Mrs. Davidson shared a fulfilling 64-year relationship | ||
until her passing in 2015; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Davidson began his career with Standard Oil | ||
of Indiana, and in the late 1950s, he was involved in opening up | ||
new oil fields in the U.S. and the Persian Gulf; switching to the | ||
aerospace industry in the 1960s, he worked on the Polaris, | ||
Ranger, and Minuteman programs for Hercules Powder Company in | ||
Salt Lake City and on the design and testing phase of Apollo Lunar | ||
Excursion Module components for Brown Engineering Company; | ||
later, he returned to the energy sector and helped to establish a | ||
communication platform along the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline; he | ||
retired from Atlantic Richfield Company in 1986 to focus on | ||
raising Longhorn cattle at Grand Ranch; in addition, he had two | ||
other family businesses, Mail Courier Express and Pee Dee | ||
Patterns, where he was both owner and artist; he also starred in | ||
Walking Away, an award-winning independent movie; and | ||
WHEREAS, A prolific author, Mr. Davidson wrote a novel about | ||
the Greatest Generation, as well as a 670-page history of the | ||
Davidson family, tracing it from 14th Century Scotland to modern | ||
America; he has been an active blogger for 15 years, recording his | ||
insights in "The View from Grand Ranch: The Ramblings and | ||
Ruminations of an Octogenarian"; very active in the Republican | ||
Party, he has served as an election judge and precinct worker; he | ||
maintained his vigorous fitness regimen well into his 90s; and | ||
WHEREAS, Respected and admired by all who are privileged to | ||
know him, Don Davidson may reflect with great satisfaction on a | ||
lifetime of achievement, and it is a pleasure to join his friends | ||
and loved ones in honoring him on this memorable occasion; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Donald Gene | ||
Davidson on his 95th birthday and extend to him sincere best | ||
wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Davidson as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas Senate. | ||
Kolkhorst | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on October 31, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |