H.R. No. 1016 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, It is with great pleasure that the members of the 1-2 Texas House of Representatives join with the students and fellow 1-3 staff members of The University of Texas at Austin College of 1-4 Pharmacy in paying tribute to one of our state's preeminent 1-5 pharmacists, William Arlyn Kloesel, as he retires and draws to a 1-6 close a truly illustrious career that has spanned more than three 1-7 decades; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Mr. Kloesel embarked on his chosen path in 1962 when 1-9 he was employed as a staff pharmacist at Sommer's Drug in Austin, 1-10 where he eventually became manager of this community-oriented 1-11 pharmacy; in 1980, he was selected to coordinate the College of 1-12 Pharmacy continuing education program, and his exceptional 1-13 abilities as an educator and administrator were immediately 1-14 recognized by all; and 1-15 WHEREAS, In the years that followed, this outstanding Texan 1-16 shaped the destiny of the College of Pharmacy at The University of 1-17 Texas at Austin, serving with honor and distinction as the director 1-18 of professional affairs, associate head of clinical pharmacy, and 1-19 assistant dean; recognized as one of the university's finest 1-20 student advisors, Mr. Kloesel has been awarded the prestigious 1-21 Texas Excellence Teaching Award, the William J. Sheffield 1-22 Outstanding Alumnus Award, and the College of Pharmacy Alumni 1-23 Association's Pharmacy Legend award; and 1-24 WHEREAS, This remarkable individual has set new standards of 2-1 excellence in his field and has played a leading role in the 2-2 development of many top pharmacy organizations throughout the 2-3 state; a former president of the Capitol Area Pharmaceutical 2-4 Association and Texas State Board of Pharmacy, he has presided over 2-5 countless boards and committees of the Texas Pharmacy Association 2-6 and has spent many intense hours conducting interventions for the 2-7 Pharmacists Recovery Network; and 2-8 WHEREAS, This man of rare insight and vision will be 2-9 profoundly missed by his fellow faculty members at the College of 2-10 Pharmacy, but it is perhaps the students who will miss him most; he 2-11 has inspired, guided, and illuminated the lives of his students for 2-12 more than a decade, providing the support and encouragement they 2-13 need to become outstanding pharmacists as well as outstanding human 2-14 beings; and 2-15 WHEREAS, After his retirement, Mr. Kloesel looks forward to 2-16 spending more time with his lovely wife, Mary Carol, and with his 2-17 children and grandchildren; as he leaves, he can rest assured that 2-18 his integrity, commitment, and compassion will never be forgotten 2-19 by those he has worked with over the course of his career as a 2-20 pharmacist, educator, and mentor; now, therefore, be it 2-21 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-22 Legislature hereby congratulate William Arlyn Kloesel on the 2-23 occasion of his retirement from The University of Texas at Austin 2-24 College of Pharmacy and extend to him warmest best wishes for 2-25 continued happiness and success in his future endeavors; and, be it 2-26 further 2-27 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-1 prepared for Mr. Kloesel as an expression of highest regard by the 3-2 Texas House of Representatives.