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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 Doyle E. |
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Krueger of New Braunfels, who died on February 15, 2008, at the age |
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of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, Doyle Elmer Krueger was born in Marion on April 7, |
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1932; he moved to New Braunfels with his family in 1941, when his |
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father became part owner of Richards and Krueger Lumber Company; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from New Braunfels High School in |
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1949, Mr. Krueger went on to earn his bachelor's degree in business |
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administration at Texas A&M University, where he was a member of the |
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Corps of Cadets and the Fighting Texas Aggie Band; he graduated in |
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1953, and that same year, he married Roxolin Bose Krueger and |
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answered his nation's call to duty; joining the U.S. Air Force as a |
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second lieutenant, he was honorably discharged in 1956 as a |
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captain; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his military service, Mr. Krueger |
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returned to his family's lumberyard in New Braunfels, where he |
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would work for the next 14 years; in 1970, he founded Towne and |
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Country Realtors with Tom Zipp, and he worked with that company |
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until 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Krueger was actively engaged in his profession |
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during his years in real estate, serving as president of the Texas |
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Association of Realtors and the New Braunfels Board of Realtors; he |
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was chair of the Legal Action Committee of the National Association |
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of Realtors, and from 1990 to 1997, he was the association's |
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director; for his professional leadership, he was named Realtor of |
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the Year in 1994 by the Texas Association of Realtors and Realtor of |
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the Century by the New Braunfels Board of Realtors; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite his many professional responsibilities, Mr. |
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Krueger was also deeply committed to his community; he had a long |
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association with the McKenna Memorial Hospital and System, as a |
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board member for 33 years and as board chair for 13 years; he was |
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also a blue coat member of the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce for |
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more than four decades and a longtime member of the Wurstfest |
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Association, the Braunfels Foundation Trust, and the Rotary Club; |
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he had attended the First Protestant Church since 1942, serving on |
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its board and many committees; and |
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WHEREAS, For his many contributions to his community, Mr. |
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Krueger received a number of prestigious awards from the local |
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chamber of commerce, and he was designated a distinguished alumnus |
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by the New Braunfels ISD Education Foundation; in 2002, this |
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esteemed Texan was named a Living Legend of New Braunfels; and |
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WHEREAS, A generous man whose word was his bond, Doyle |
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Krueger was a stalwart and dynamic presence in New Braunfels for |
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more than 60 years, and his good humor, integrity, and wise counsel |
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will forever be remembered by those whose lives he touched; now, |
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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 life of Doyle E. Krueger and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Roxolin Bose Krueger; to his son, Steven Krueger; to his |
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daughter, Katherine K. Stripling; to his six grandchildren; and to |
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his 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 Doyle |
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Krueger. |