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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with many joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments may comfort the family and friends of |
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Bruce Harold Hanssen of Menard County, who passed away on February |
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8, 2007, at the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on November 3, 1936, in Oak Park, Illinois, |
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Bruce Hanssen moved to Texas as a child and graduated from Woodrow |
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Wilson High School in Dallas in 1955; he attended college at |
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Southern Methodist University and earned a bachelor of science |
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degree in 1960; a mechanical engineer in Dallas for more than 40 |
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years, Mr. Hanssen was employed at two consulting firms before |
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concluding his career with CCRD Partners; he retired in 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, A vital man who took great enjoyment in nature |
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throughout his life, Mr. Hanssen was an active member of the Dallas |
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Woods & Waters Club, an organization that works to conserve land and |
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wildlife for future generations; and |
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WHEREAS, Bruce Hanssen leaves behind a proud legacy as a |
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devoted husband, father, and grandfather and as a faithful friend, |
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and he will truly be missed by those who were fortunate enough to |
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share in the richness of his life; 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 Bruce Harold Hanssen |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife of 50 years, Claudia Hanssen; to his children, Keith Hanssen |
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and his wife, Anna, and Elizabeth Davis and her husband, Dale; to |
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his grandchildren, Shawn and Nicole Crawford; to his |
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great-granddaughter, Angel; and to his other relatives and many |
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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 Bruce |
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Harold Hanssen. |