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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Lawrence |
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Dunn O'Leary of Austin, who died on April 12, 2009, at the age of 76; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Larry O'Leary was born in San Antonio on August 18, |
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1932, to Lawrence O'Leary and Nellie Jane Tinsley; while he was a |
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student at Fox Tech High School, he played for the Buffaloes |
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football team and took part in the famous San Antonio Chili Bowl |
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game of 1949; after graduating from Fox Tech, he went on to earn a |
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degree in business administration from Texas Western University; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. O'Leary |
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joined the U.S. Navy, and in 1955 he received his commission as a |
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lieutenant junior grade; following his military service, he was |
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joined in marriage in 1958 to the former Wanda Netek, and the couple |
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remained devoted to each other throughout the more than 50 years |
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they shared; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. O'Leary enjoyed a long and productive career |
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with Sears, and during his 32 years with the company, he and his |
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family lived in cities all over Texas, including Corpus Christi, |
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Tyler, Longview, Wichita Falls, Arlington, Harlingen, and San |
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Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, After Mr. O'Leary retired in 1986, he and his wife |
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lived in Shiner and Austin; a man of strong religious faith, he was |
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active in the Knights of Columbus and the St. Stephens Society; he |
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was also a leading member of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic |
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Church in Shiner, where his Irish wit came in handy in the messages |
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he composed for the parish's Reader Board; Mr. O'Leary participated |
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in many other civic activities as well and served as treasurer for |
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the Main Street Program in Shiner; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Larry O'Leary |
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will remember the way he touched their lives with his warmth, |
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kindness, and delightful sense of humor, and he will forever hold a |
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treasured place in their hearts; 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 life of Lawrence Dunn O'Leary |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Wanda O'Leary; to his children, Louri O'Leary Harrison and her |
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husband, Jim, and Tarri Miller; to his grandchildren, Joshua, |
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Jordan, and Madison Miller; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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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 Lawrence |
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Dunn O'Leary. |