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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Dr. Ennis Holmes of |
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Mexia were deeply saddened by his passing on July 17, 2020, at the |
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age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston on April 10, 1938, Ennis Holmes was |
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the son of Ennis R. Holmes and Hester B. Robertson Askew, and he |
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grew up with the companionship of his four siblings, Frances, |
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Tommy, Larry, and Johnny; following his graduation from Mexia High |
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school, he answered his nation's call to duty and joined the United |
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States Navy; he later attended Texas A&M University, where he |
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earned his doctorate in veterinary medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Holmes began his career as a veterinarian when |
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he opened Holmes Animal Clinic in his stepfather's barn in |
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Coolidge; he went on to move his practice to Mexia, where he |
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continued to provide care until his retirement in March 2019; in |
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addition, he served as director of the Texas Animal Health |
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Commission in Beeville and taught microbiology at Navarro College; |
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he was also a cattle rancher, and he enjoyed playing golf in his |
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leisure time; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Dr. Holmes was a member of |
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the Limestone County Appraisal Review Board, and he served as |
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president of the Mexia Ex-Students Association; a man of faith, he |
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was a valued congregant of the First United Methodist Church, where |
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he was an usher; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Holmes married Charlse Ann Moody, and they |
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became the proud parents of a daughter, Holly; with the passing |
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years, Dr. Holmes had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to |
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include two grandsons, Christian and Cameron, and a |
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great-granddaughter, Blakely; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ennis Holmes lived a rich and purposeful life, |
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and he will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who |
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held him close to their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Ennis Holmes and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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daughter, Holly Kuehn, and her husband, Heath; to his grandsons, |
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Christian Ellison and Cameron Ellison and his wife, Shelby; to his |
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great-granddaughter, Blakely Ellison; to his brother, Johnny |
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Holmes, and his wife, Charlotte; to his brother-in-law, Allen |
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Miller; to his sisters-in-law, Laura Beth Holmes-Tuscana and |
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Cynthia Holmes; to his many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and to his |
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other relatives and 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Ennis |
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Holmes. |
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Kacal |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1286 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 23, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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