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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever hold dear their |
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memories of Alexander Brough of Kerrville, who died on September |
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19, 2007, at the age of 97; and |
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WHEREAS, "Jack" Brough was born in Chicago on August 4, 1910, |
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to James Alexander Brough and Ella Waffle Brough; as a young man, he |
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taught himself to fly without formal instruction, soloing for the |
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first time in 1928 in Evergreen Park, Illinois; he entered the |
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aviation industry in 1933, when he took a job with Braniff Airways |
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at Chicago Municipal Airport; and |
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WHEREAS, During World War II, Mr. Brough served his nation in |
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the United States Army Air Forces as a contracting officer for the |
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United States Air Transport Command; he received a commission as a |
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brigadier general in 1942 and held the rank until he was |
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decommissioned in 1945; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a distinguished civilian career, |
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Mr. Brough served as an executive vice president for both Trans |
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World Airlines and the RCA/Hertz Corporation; he lived in Chicago, |
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New York City, Kansas City, and Dallas, and his business took him to |
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six of the world's seven continents; and |
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WHEREAS, After retiring in 1977, Mr. Brough settled in |
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Kerrville, where he became an active member of the community; he |
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chaired the city-county airport board from 1978 to 1982 and |
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subsequently served as a member of the city council from 1982 to |
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1988 and as mayor of Kerrville from 1984 to 1988; and |
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WHEREAS, This energetic and caring man was also a member of |
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the Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club, a volunteer with the United Way, |
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and a member and vice president of the Upper Guadalupe River |
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Authority Board of Directors; for his contributions to Kerrville |
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and the surrounding area, he was recognized by the city council in |
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1990 as an Outstanding Citizen; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brough never lost his love of aviation, and |
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throughout his life he continued to take pride in his military |
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service; he held membership in the OX5 Aviation Pioneers, the |
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Military Officers Association of America, and the Air Force |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to his country and his community, Jack |
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Brough lived a full and generous life, and his civic leadership |
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benefited immeasurably his adopted home in the Lone Star State; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Alexander Brough |
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and offer sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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longtime companion, Jimmie Lee Huckins; to his daughter, Pamela L. |
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Matthews, and Thomas Slagel; to his granddaughters, Donna Duncan, |
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Linda Friedel, Sandy Whetstone, and Catherine Mosley; to his |
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grandson, Ryan James Matthews; to his great-grandchildren, |
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Jessica, Colleen, Paige, Adam, and Sydney; to his niece, Dode |
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Ackermann; to his great-nieces, Margaret and Diane; and to his |
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other relatives and many 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 Alexander |
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"Jack" Brough. |