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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may help |
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console the family and friends of Thomas Cullin DeChant of San |
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Antonio, who passed away on June 12, 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. DeChant was born on July 13, 1927, in Cleveland, |
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Ohio, where he served for a time as a police officer; in 1943, he |
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began a tenure with the U.S. Postal Service that spanned nearly five |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. DeChant was a tireless |
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civic volunteer, serving with the San Antonio Crime Commission, |
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Traditional Crime Prevention Council, Bexar County Metropolitan |
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Planning Organization, and the Air Quality Control Commission; he |
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also demonstrated a genuine concern for the welfare of senior |
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citizens, which he expressed through his involvement with the |
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Comprehensive Nutrition Project of Senior Citizens, District 10 |
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Senior Citizens Commission, and the Joint City/County Commission on |
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Elderly Affairs; moreover, his efforts helped to make possible the |
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passage of a law that made preying on the elderly a felony; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. DeChant further served his fellow residents by |
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co-founding the Alamo Area Brown Backers and the Oak Grove |
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Neighborhood Association, and his many contributions earned him |
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recognition from San Antonio Mayor Ed Garza; and |
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WHEREAS, To all his endeavors Tom DeChant brought an |
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unwavering integrity, a boundless capacity for hard work, and a |
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profound desire to make a positive difference in the lives of |
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others; although many will miss this dedicated Texan, he leaves |
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behind a legacy of compassion and service that will be forever |
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treasured by his loved ones; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Thomas Cullin DeChant |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Denise Ann Murray and her husband, Michael, Diane Mary |
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DeChant, Thomas J. DeChant, Debra Marie Harbison and her husband, |
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the Reverend W. Scott Harbison, and Dorrine Harriette DeChant; to |
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his granddaughter, Cassandra DeChant Harbison; to his brother, |
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Gerald DeChant; to his sister, Patricia Telepak; and to his other |
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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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Thomas |
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Cullin DeChant. |