Bill Text: TX SR9 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled

Texas Senate Resolution 9 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: In memory of Kay L. Wieland.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-07-18 - Reported enrolled [SR9 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SR9-Enrolled.html


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 9


	In Memory
	of
	Kay L. Wieland

	WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew
	to a close with the passing of United States Army Colonel (Ret.)
	Kay L. Wieland of Texarkana on May 26, 2017, at the age of 90; and

	WHEREAS, The son of Arthur and Clurrice Wieland, Kay
	Wieland was born in Wyoming on May 5, 1927, and graduated from
	Mitchell High School in Nebraska; he was drafted into the army in
	1945 and subsequently completed three years of service in
	Germany; after returning stateside, he earned a bachelor's
	degree from the University of Arizona; and

	WHEREAS, Mr. Wieland began his career as a commissioned
	officer in the United States Army with the 82nd Airborne Division
	in Fort Bragg, North Carolina; over the years, he was stationed
	in Austria, Germany, Korea, and Vietnam, and he served as a
	platoon leader, company commander, and battalion commander
	before being named depot commander of the Red River Army Depot in
	Texarkana; his staff assignments included battalion operations
	officer, army branch assignment officer, command chief of staff,
	and executive officer to the assistant chief of staff for
	logistics with the United States Department of the Army; Colonel
	Wieland attended the United States Army Command and General Staff
	College and the United States Army War College, and he was a
	fellow of the Strategic Studies Institute; he also completed a
	master's degree in business administration at the University of
	Alabama; and

	WHEREAS, In addition to serving his country with
	distinction, Colonel Wieland contributed to his community as a
	member of the boards of the New Boston General Hospital and the
	Tri-State chapter of the American Red Cross and as director of
	the Atlanta Area Chamber of Commerce in Texas; he also taught
	management classes at East Texas State University and Texarkana
	College, and in his leisure hours, he loved spending time in the
	great outdoors, especially hunting and fly fishing; and

	WHEREAS, Above all else, Colonel Wieland was deeply
	devoted to his family; he shared six decades of marriage with his
	wife and high school sweetheart, Jacquelyn, before her passing,
	and he took immense pride in their daughter, Diana; and

	WHEREAS, Colonel Wieland possessed the courage and
	initiative that marked the finest members of his generation, and
	his exemplary service in behalf of his fellow citizens will
	forever inspire all who had the privilege to know him; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
	of Colonel Kay L. Wieland and extend heartfelt sympathy to his
	relatives and friends; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
	his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do
	so in memory of Colonel Kay L. Wieland.

	Hughes



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on July 18, 2017, by a
		rising vote.



		________________________________
		Secretary of the Senate



		________________________________
		Member, Texas Senate