88(3) SR 53 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 53
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In Memory |
 
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Gerard Evenwel |
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             WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Gerard Johan Evenwel |
 
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Jr. of Mount Pleasant were deeply saddened by his passing on |
 
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September 4, 2021, at the age of 76; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, The son of Gerard Johan Evenwel Sr. and Sara |
 
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Leaman Evenwel, Gerry Evenwel was born on February 23, 1945, in |
 
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania; he received most of his formal |
 
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schooling at the International School of Brussels and went on to |
 
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graduate from Institut Montana, a mountaintop boarding school |
 
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outside Zug, Switzerland, becoming fluent in several languages; |
 
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he then returned to Lancaster to attend Franklin & Marshall |
 
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College and graduated in 1967; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Mr.  Evenwel enjoyed a rewarding career in human |
 
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resources, working for Montgomery Ward, Caterpillar, and |
 
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Pilgrim's Pride; he immersed himself in civic life by joining |
 
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several community organizations and by attending local board and |
 
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council meetings, and he was a member of First Baptist Church of |
 
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Mount Pleasant; in his free time, he enjoyed playing bridge and |
 
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had recently joined the Three Oaks Canasta Club; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr.  Evenwel benefited from |
 
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the love and support of his wife, Sue, with whom he shared a |
 
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rewarding 55-year marriage; he took great pride in his two |
 
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children, Gerard Evenwel III and the late Stephanie Ann Daujatas, |
 
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and over the years, he had the pleasure of welcoming six |
 
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grandchildren and one great-granddaughter into the family; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Although Gerry Evenwel is deeply missed, those |
 
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who held him dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness |
 
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he brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
 
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             RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
 
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life |
 
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of Gerard Johan Evenwel Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to the |
 
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members of his family: to his wife, Sue Evenwel; to his brother, |
 
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John Arie Evenwel, and his wife, Patricia; to his son, Gerard J. |
 
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Evenwel III, and his wife, Kay; to his grandsons, Gerard J. |
 
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Evenwel IV and his wife, Jordan, and Zachary, Nicholas, and John |
 
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Evenwel; to his granddaughters, Deanna and Danielle Daujatas; to |
 
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his great-granddaughter, Gwyneth Mae Evenwel; and to his other |
 
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relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
 
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             RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
 
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
 
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this day, it do so in memory of Gerry Evenwel. |
 
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       President of the Senate |
 
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       I hereby certify that the |
 
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above Resolution was adopted by |
 
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the Senate on October 26, 2023, by |
 
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a rising vote. |
 
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       Secretary of the Senate |
 
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         Member, Texas Senate |