By: Turner S.R. No. 577 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 In Memory 1-3 of 1-4 Louis Edwin Biar 1-5 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins with the 1-6 citizens of Giddings in mourning the death of Louis Edwin Biar 1-7 on February 24, 1993; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Born on June 12, 1908, in Giddings to 1-9 Wilhelmine Schubert Biar and August J. Biar, Mr. Biar graduated 1-10 from Giddings High School in 1926 and from Tri State University 1-11 in Angola, Indiana, in 1931, with a degree in electrical 1-12 engineering; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Greatly interested in radio, this respected 1-14 gentleman accepted a position as operating engineer with a radio 1-15 broadcast station in Mississippi; while working there, he met 1-16 Lorene Scott Bien and they were married on July 2, 1933; and 1-17 WHEREAS, After moving back to Giddings in 1933, Mr. Biar 1-18 began working with his father who sold wholesale hardware; and 1-19 WHEREAS, A devout Christian, Louis Edwin Biar was an 1-20 active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, serving as an 1-21 elder and on the school building committee; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Highly esteemed by his fellow citizens, Mr. Biar 1-23 worked for many years as Democratic Precinct Chairman and as an 2-1 election judge; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Mr. Biar's varied and notable achievements greatly 2-3 contributed to the development and progress of his community; and 2-4 WHEREAS, The wise counsel and good judgment of 2-5 Louis Edwin Biar will be greatly missed and remembered with 2-6 gratitude by those who lived and worked with him; now, therefore, 2-7 be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-9 73rd Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the members 2-10 of his family: his wife, Lorene; his son, Louis Edwin Biar, Jr.; 2-11 and his three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and, 2-12 be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-14 the members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy 2-15 from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, 2-16 it do so in memory of Louis Edwin Biar. 2-17 _____________________________________ 2-18 President of the Senate 2-19 I hereby certify that the 2-20 above Resolution was adopted by 2-21 the Senate on April 7, 1993, 2-22 by a rising vote. 2-23 _____________________________________ 2-24 Secretary of the Senate 2-25 _____________________________________ 3-1 Member, Texas Senate