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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the loss of Van A. |
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Eisenmann of Hurst, who passed away on February 19, 2007, at the age |
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of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Born August 15, 1927, in Charleston, South Carolina, |
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Van Eisenmann pursued his higher education at The Citadel; |
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answering his nation's call to duty, he was a pilot for the United |
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States Navy for 14 years, which included service in the Korean War; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, He met his future wife, Lucy, in 1951 when he was |
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recovering from an illness in a military hospital where she was |
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working as a nurse; they were wed a year later in Silver Spring, |
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Maryland; their happy union lasted 52 years, until Mr. Eisenmann's |
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death, and together they were the parents of three sons; and |
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WHEREAS, Joining American Airlines in 1957, he flew for the |
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company for 30 years, until his retirement in 1987 at the age of 60; |
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he taught his sons how to fly, and his youngest son, Kurt, followed |
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in his father's footsteps to fly for American Airlines as well; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his church and the Boy Scouts, Mr. |
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Eisenmann was also a member of Gideons International, the Lions |
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Club, and the Grey Eagles, an organization composed of American |
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Airlines pilots over 50 years of age; and |
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WHEREAS, Van Eisenmann will be remembered with respect and |
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affection by his loved ones as a devoted family man, a born teacher, |
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and a kind and honest man; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the life of Van A. Eisenmann and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Lucy |
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Eisenmann; to his sons, Van Eisenmann III and his wife, Nikki, |
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Robert Eisenmann and his wife, Kandy, and Kurt Eisenmann and his |
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wife, Traci; to his nine grandchildren; and to his other relatives |
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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 Van A. |
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Eisenmann. |