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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Israel Louis Schwartz on March 18, |
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2007, at the age of 81, has deeply saddened the family and friends |
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of this beloved gentleman; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Havana, Cuba, to Clara Bulbe Schwartz and |
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Joseph Schwartz on March 25, 1925, Lou Schwartz grew up in Galveston |
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and attended Galveston public schools; he played football for Ball |
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High School and graduated with honors two years ahead of his class; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Schwartz enrolled at Texas A&M University but |
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enlisted in the U.S. Navy before completing his degree; during boot |
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camp he was chosen to attend Northwestern University Officer |
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Candidate School, and he was subsequently commissioned as an |
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ensign; he later studied at the Massachusetts Institute of |
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Technology, where he received a degree in electrical engineering, |
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with a major in naval electronics; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the various assignments Mr. Schwartz held |
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during World War II was that of airborne radar observer; he later |
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served on the aircraft carrier USS Palau and, for a period that |
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included the Korean War, on the battleship USS Missouri; after 11 |
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years in the navy, he was discharged with the rank of lieutenant |
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junior grade; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1979, after working for 17 years in the |
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military-aerospace industry, Mr. Schwartz moved to Austin, where |
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he joined the office of the state comptroller; following his |
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retirement he moved to Houston, and for the last nine years of his |
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life he resided in the vicinity of Clear Lake; and |
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WHEREAS, Lou Schwartz married the former Audrey Hurwitz, whom |
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he had met at MIT, in 1949, and the couple became the proud parents |
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of three children; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Mr. Schwartz |
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and to have shared in his love and friendship can take pride in his |
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legacy of purposeful endeavor, and they will forever hold him close |
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in their hearts; 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 Israel Louis Schwartz |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Ellen Schwartz and her husband, Leonard Cox, Paul |
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Schwartz and his wife, Jan, and Nancy Schwartz and her companion, |
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Brian Fisher; to his grandchildren, Andrea and Stefan Schwartz; to |
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his brothers, the Honorable A. R. "Babe" Schwartz and his wife, |
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Marilyn, and Steven Schwartz and his wife, Lisa; to his sister, |
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Phyllis Milstein and her husband, Dr. Bernard Milstein; to his |
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brother-in-law, Joseph Hurwitz and his wife, Sandy; and to his many |
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other 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 Lou |
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Schwartz. |