SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1076
 
 
  In Memory
  of
  Thomas Cullin DeChant
 
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
  commemorates the life of Thomas Cullin DeChant of San Antonio,
  who died on June 12, 2006, at the age of 78; and
 
         WHEREAS, Thomas DeChant was born on July 13, 1927, in
  Cleveland, Ohio; after serving for a time as a Cleveland police
  officer, he joined the United States Postal Service in 1943 and
  began a successful career that would span nearly five decades;
  and
 
         WHEREAS, A highly respected leader in the San Antonio
  community, Mr. DeChant was actively involved in numerous
  organizations, including the Bexar County Metropolitan Planning
  Organization, the Air Quality Control Commission, the
  San Antonio Crime Commission, and the Traditional Crime
  Prevention Council; and
 
         WHEREAS, During his retirement, his efforts in the
  community were focused on the welfare of senior citizens and
  issues regarding crimes against the elderly; he was active in the
  Comprehensive Nutrition Project of Senior Citizens, the District
  10 Senior Citizens Commission, and the Joint City-County
  Commission on Elderly Affairs; moreover, he was instrumental in
  the passage of a law that made preying on the elderly a felony;
  and
 
         WHEREAS, In addition to his community-wide projects,
  Mr. DeChant served his fellow residents by cofounding the Alamo
  Area Brown Backers and the Oak Grove Neighborhood Association;
  for his exceptional contributions to the City of San Antonio, he
  was honored by San Antonio Mayor Ed Garza; and
 
         WHEREAS, An exemplary gentleman of courage, compassion,
  unwavering integrity, and boundless energy, Tom DeChant had a
  profound desire to make a positive difference in the lives of
  others, and although this dedicated Texan is greatly missed by
  those who knew him, he will long be remembered with affection and
  appreciation by all who were privileged to share in his life;
  now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
  80th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of
  Thomas Cullin DeChant and extend sincere condolences to the
  members of his family:  his daughters and sons-in-law,
  Denise Ann Murray and Michael Murray, Diane DeChant,
  Debra Marie Harbison and the Reverend W. Scott Harbison, and
  Dorrine Harriette DeChant; his son, Thomas J. DeChant; his
  granddaughter, Cassandra DeChant Harbison; his brother,
  Gerald DeChant; his sister, Patricia Telepak; and his other
  relatives; and, be it further
 
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  the members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy
  from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this
  day, it do so in memory of Thomas Cullin DeChant.
 
  Zaffirini
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 18, 2007, by a
    rising vote.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate