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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1072
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of New Braunfels in mourning the loss of community |
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leader James Howard Dunks, who died March 20, 2007, at the age |
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of 45; and |
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WHEREAS, James Dunks was born in San Antonio and moved with |
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his family to New Braunfels in 1972; after graduating from high |
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school in 1979, he attended Trinity University, playing football |
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for the Trinity Tigers, and earned a bachelor's degree in science; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, He began a successful career in finance as a |
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national bank examiner with the Comptroller of the Currency, a |
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department of the United States Treasury; he then worked as a |
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vice president for the Alice National Bank in Alice; and |
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WHEREAS, James returned to New Braunfels in 1993 and began |
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his career as an investment advisor; in September of 2006 he |
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received designation as a certified financial planner; and |
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WHEREAS, He enthusiastically served his community, working |
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diligently to make it a better place to live, work, and raise a |
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family; he was an active leader in the Rotary Club, having served |
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as its president and as a counselor with the Rotary's Youth |
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Exchange; he hosted five international students from the program |
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in his home; and |
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WHEREAS, He also served as president of the United Way and |
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as a leader in the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce; he was |
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active in city and county elections and served as a planning and |
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zoning commissioner for New Braunfels; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a member of the Oakwood Baptist Church, |
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and he showed his devotion in his daily life; he enjoyed hunting, |
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fishing, and going to the beach with friends and family; most of |
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all, he enjoyed being with his devoted wife and daughters; and |
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WHEREAS, He will fondly be remembered as an accomplished |
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investments advisor, an influential community advocate, and a |
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devoted family man who will be greatly missed by all who had the |
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good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the |
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bereaved family of James Howard Dunks: his wife, Felicia Dunks; |
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his daughters, Sarah Ann Dunks and Leah Nicole Dunks; his mother, |
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Mary Ann Dunks; his sister, Pamela Kay Esmond; and his brother, |
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Steven Paul Dunks; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy |
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from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of James Howard Dunks. |
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Wentworth |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 17, 2007, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |