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By:  Homer                                                      H.C.R. No. 20 







CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

	WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and 

meaningful accomplishments may comfort the family and friends of 

Charles Eugene Thielman of Paris, who passed away on August 11, 

2005, at the age of 85; and

	WHEREAS, Mr. Thielman was born on September 27, 1919, to C. H. 

and Mae Hayes Thielman and graduated from Paris High School and 

Paris Junior College; he later earned his bachelor's degree from 

Texas Tech University and his master's degree from Texas A&M 

University--Commerce; and

	WHEREAS, A veteran of World War II, this notable Texan served 

in Company B, 111th Medical Battalion, and the Army Signal Corps in 

the South Pacific from 1940 to 1946; he left the army with the rank 

of first lieutenant after having served with General Douglas 

MacArthur's advance unit in the Philippines and was a member of the 

U.S. Army Reserve until 1955; and

	WHEREAS, Following his return to civilian life, Mr. Thielman 

taught physics and mathematics at Paris High School for more than 30 

years; he chaired the Paris Independent School District math 

program and was business manager of the high school's athletic 

department; and

	WHEREAS, He was also active in a number of civic, 

professional, and religious organizations; a member of Faith 

Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder and Sunday school 

teacher, he was instrumental in the founding of the Presbyterian 

Church of America and served on many of its committees; he was a 

60-year member of the Masonic Order and gave of his time and talents 

to the Gideons, the Texas State Teachers Association, the Paris 

Classroom Teachers, the National Education Association, the 

American Association of Physics Teachers, the Northeast Texas 

Retired Teachers Association, the Paris Gun Club, Friends of the 

Paris Public Library, the Paris Junior College Alumni and Friends 

Association, and the Paris Regional Medical Center Auxiliary; and

	WHEREAS, A cherished husband, father, and grandfather, 

Charles Thielman will long be remembered for his love of family and 

community, and although he will be deeply missed, his memory will 

live on in the hearts of those whose lives he so richly blessed; 

now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas, 

2nd Called Session, hereby pay special tribute to the life of 

Charles Eugene Thielman and extend sincere sympathy to the members 

of his family: to his wife of 58 years, Dorothy Louise Webb 

Thielman; to his son, Albert Lee Thielman; to his grandsons, Zeke 

and Jake Thielman; to his granddaughter, Christa Routh, and her 

husband, Jason; to his brother, Henry Thielman, and his wife, 

Marchita; to his sister, Hazel Wright, and her husband, Lloyd; to 

his sisters-in-law, Dorothy, Emmaloyd, and Virginia Thielman and 

Emmie Jane Stewart; and to his many other relatives and friends; 

and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 

Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of 

Charles Eugene Thielman.