Bill Text: TX SR680 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Gene Marshall DeLoach.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [SR680 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR680-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Gene Marshall DeLoach.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [SR680 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR680-Introduced.html
2023S0437-1 05/25/23 | ||
By: Birdwell | S.R. No. 680 |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of Gene Marshall DeLoach, who died May 16, | ||
2023, at the age of 80; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gene DeLoach was born on March 12, 1943, in West | ||
Point, Georgia, to Wade and Doris DeLoach; a distinguished | ||
military veteran and a proud civil servant, Gene devoted himself | ||
to serving his community and the State of Texas throughout his | ||
long and rewarding career in law enforcement; he served more than | ||
three decades as a Texas game warden, and he was passionate about | ||
protecting the natural resources, wildlife, and beauty of Texas; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Gene enlisted in the United States Army in 1962 | ||
and was stationed for training in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he met | ||
his future bride, Shirley Ann Cosper; the two were married on | ||
April 22, 1964, in Wichita Falls, and Gene was deployed to | ||
Vietnam that same year; he served his country with distinction | ||
before returning home in 1965, and he and Shirley settled in | ||
Killeen; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gene served with the Killeen Police Department | ||
before attending the Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden | ||
Academy, and he graduated in 1973; Gene served as a Texas game | ||
warden in Hamilton, where he and his family made their home; | ||
dedicated throughout his 30 years of service, he managed the many | ||
responsibilities of law enforcement with diligence and honor | ||
while contributing to preserving the natural habitats of Central | ||
Texas, and his efforts helped to promote an appreciation of the | ||
natural world for future generations of Texans; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gene was an avid outdoorsman and found great joy | ||
in hunting, fishing, and traveling to Colorado with his friends; | ||
above all else, he cherished his wife, Shirley, and their | ||
children, Michele, Michael, and Mark; his six grandchildren and | ||
his five great-grandchildren enriched his life immeasurably; and | ||
WHEREAS, Beloved by many, Gene engaged in life with vigor | ||
and determination, and his adventurous spirit and enthusiasm for | ||
living each day to the fullest were a source of inspiration to | ||
others; he will long be remembered with respect and admiration by | ||
his family and by all who were privileged to share in his life; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family of Gene Marshall DeLoach; 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 Gene DeLoach. |