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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 38
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In Memory |
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of |
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John A. Hermann |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of John A. Hermann, who died July 10, 2021, |
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at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, John Hermann was born in Gonzales, Texas, on |
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June 18, 1947; he moved to Brenham with his family during his |
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high school years, and he graduated from Brenham High School and |
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Blinn College; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hermann served with distinction in the Army |
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National Guard and was stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana, before |
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being transferred to Fort Louis, Washington; he went on to have a |
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rewarding life with a strong foundation built on faith, family, |
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and community; and |
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WHEREAS, John shared 53 years of marriage with Patsy |
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Hermann, and they raised their daughter, Jennifer Jean Hermann, |
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by loving spiritual example; they found great fulfillment in |
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their years of service to Brenham's First Baptist Church, where |
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they had married in 1968, and John was honored to serve the |
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congregation as head of the Audio Visual Ministry and as a deacon |
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for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved Texan was admired as both a savvy |
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businessman and a generous community steward; on May 15, 2014, |
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the City of Brenham celebrated John Hermann Day to honor his 50 |
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years of leadership at Hermann Furniture; he was a director |
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emeritus of the Brenham Maifest and a past president of the |
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Downtown Association, and he was proud to have served as a master |
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of the Grand Masonic Lodge; and |
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WHEREAS, John was an avid hunter and fisherman, a devoted |
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husband and father, and an esteemed leader in the Brenham |
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community; he was beloved by many, and he will long be remembered |
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with respect and admiration by all who were privileged to share |
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in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of John A. Hermann; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of John Hermann. |
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Kolkhorst |
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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 September 30, 2021, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |