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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 740
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In Memory |
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Bruce Montgomery Withers, Jr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of The Woodlands in mourning the loss of Bruce |
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Montgomery Withers, Jr., who died April 13, 2009, at the age of |
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82; and |
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WHEREAS, Bruce Withers was a retired oil and gas industry |
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executive who had lived in The Woodlands for more than 30 years; |
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he was involved in many civic organizations and was a member of |
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the first board of directors of the Town Center Improvement |
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District for which he served as vice chairman for 12 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of deep faith, he was instrumental in |
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building the religious community in The Woodlands; he had been a |
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deacon of the First Baptist Church of The Woodlands since 1978 |
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and served on the board of directors for Interfaith of The |
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Woodlands; he was known for his good will and his good works and |
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for an unassuming nature that endeared him to all who knew him; |
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the community recognized him as its Hometown Hero in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, He was born in Stockdale, Texas, on October 11, |
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1926; he postponed his college career to serve his country during |
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World War II; he volunteered for the Army Air Force cadet program |
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in June of 1944 and served primarily in the first wave of |
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occupation troops in Tokyo, Japan; in 1950 he married Ruby Mae |
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Lindholm and they spent 58 years together; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his military service, Mr. Withers |
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enrolled at Texas A&I University and earned a bachelor of science |
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degree in petroleum and natural gas engineering; he was an active |
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alumnus in his alma mater; he served as president of the alumni |
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association and received the university's Distinguished Alumni |
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Award; and |
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WHEREAS, He had a successful career that spanned some 47 |
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years and included working at Tenneco Oil Company and serving as |
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president of Mitchell Energy and Development Corporation and as |
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chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of |
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Trident NGL, Incorporated; during his career, he held leadership |
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positions with a number of professional associations and |
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received the prestigious Hanlon Award from the Gas Processors |
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Association in 1990; after retiring in 1997, he continued to |
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serve on several boards of directors; and |
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WHEREAS, Bruce Withers will long be remembered for his |
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civic leadership and his commitment to The Woodlands community, |
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for his generosity of spirit, and for his devotion to his family; |
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a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, he leaves behind |
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memories that will be treasured forever by all those whose lives |
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he touched; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Bruce Montgomery Withers, Jr.: his wife of 58 years, |
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Ruby Lindholm Withers; his daughter, Robin Withers Winegar and |
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her husband, Richard; and his grandson, Andrew Winegar; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Bruce Montgomery Withers, Jr. |
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________________________________ |
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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 April 27, 2009, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |