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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of William |
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Henderson Bowlin, a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, who passed away |
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on September 29, 2023, at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Hazel Mabel Pickering Bowlin and |
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Henderson Wakefield Bowlin, William Bowlin was born in Worth |
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County, Missouri, on July 30, 1930, and grew up on the family farm |
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with a sister, Betty; he completed his bachelor's degree in civil |
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engineering at Missouri University of Science and |
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Technology-Rolla; on August 8, 1951, he married the former Cora Mae |
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Stabe, and they eventually became the parents of five children, |
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Stephanie, Stanley, Suzanne, Sandra, and Sonya; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bowlin served in the army from 1952 to 1954; he |
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trained at Fort Lewis in Washington and then helped France rebuild |
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its infrastructure; while living in the country, he and his wife |
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formed many lasting friendships; he held the rank of first |
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lieutenant and earned the National Defense Service Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, During the late 1950s, the Bowlins lived in Dallas; |
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Mr. Bowlin worked as a civil engineer and then followed his dream of |
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entrepreneurship, establishing a commercial insulation business; |
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an early adopter of technology, he purchased one of the first |
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personal computers, a Radio Shack TRS-80, and he learned to write |
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code that he used in his business; he owned 22 personal computers |
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over the years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bowlin was a humble, hardworking man; deeply |
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devoted to his family, he loved reunions and other gatherings; in |
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addition, he enjoyed genealogy research, and he was able to trace |
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both his and his wife's roots back to the 1500s; Mrs. Bowlin passed |
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away in 2019, and his daughter, Suzanne, became his primary |
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caregiver; and |
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WHEREAS, Although William Bowlin is sadly missed by his |
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friends and loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will long be |
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treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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William Henderson Bowlin and extend sincere sympathy to the members |
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of his family: to his children, Stephanie Miller, Stanley Bowlin |
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and his wife, Cheryl, Suzanne Bowlin, Sandra Luckcuck and her |
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husband, Alan, and Sonya Downs and her husband, Bill; to his |
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grandchildren and their spouses, David and Mary Miller, Max Miller, |
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Kyle Downs, Matthew and Shelby Downs, Rachel Luckcuck, Lexie |
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Luckcuck, and Skyler Bowlin; and to his other relatives and |
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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. |