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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 61
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In Memory |
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Ellis Olmstead |
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life has drawn to a close |
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with the passing of Ellis Lloyd Olmstead of Sherman on September |
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2, 2022, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Erling and Edna Olmstead, Ellis |
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Olmstead was born in Galveston on April 3, 1935, and he grew up |
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with a sister, Erlyn; after graduating from Ball High School in |
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1953, he attended The University of Texas, where, at 6'10" tall, |
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he was a valued member of the Longhorns basketball team, playing |
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throughout all four years of college; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Olmstead earned his bachelor's |
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degree from UT and married the former Patti Le Chapman, and the |
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couple went on to share 65 years together; after living briefly |
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in Dallas, they settled in Sherman, where Mr. Olmstead went to |
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work for his father-in-law at Chapman, Inc., a wholesale gasoline |
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distributorship; over the course of a career that spanned six |
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decades, he served as president of the Texas Oil Marketers and |
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the National Oil Jobbers Council; and |
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WHEREAS, A leader in his community, Mr. Olmstead served as |
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president of the Sherman Chamber of Commerce and as chair of the |
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Grayson County Airport Board, and he sat on the boards of Austin |
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College and Wilson N. Jones Hospital; he was named Sherman |
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Outstanding Citizen in 1988, and in 2008, he received the Emmett |
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Essin Community Service Award; an avid pilot for more than 40 |
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years, he also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and ranching; moreover, |
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he was an elder at Central Christian Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Ellis Olmstead will be deeply missed, |
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this beloved man has left his family and friends with many |
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cherished memories, and he will forever hold a special place in |
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their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Ellis Lloyd |
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Olmstead and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Patti Olmstead; to his children, Kay Ellen |
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Kirby and her husband, Kevin, Lee Olmstead and his wife, Julie, |
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and Andy Olmstead and his wife, Stacey; to his grandchildren, |
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Emily and Lauren Kirby, Michal Overturf, and Clayton, Claire, and |
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Brett Olmstead; to his great-granddaughter, Margot Overturf; and |
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to his many 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Ellis Lloyd Olmstead. |
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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 January 24, 2023, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |