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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 John |
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Henry Fuchs, Jr., of Huntsville, who passed away on February 4, |
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2011, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston to Gertrude Wagner Fuchs and John |
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Henry Fuchs, Sr., on February 3, 1924, John Fuchs graduated from |
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Reagan High School in 1942 and attended Texas Tech before joining |
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the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II; on his first combat |
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mission, his plane was shot down over Germany, and he spent eight |
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months as a prisoner of war; and |
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WHEREAS, Liberated when the war ended, Mr. Fuchs met Stella |
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Preston at a homecoming party for returning POWs, and they were |
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married on October 19, 1947; the couple shared more than five and a |
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half decades together until her passing in 2003, and they had the |
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pleasure of welcoming into their family two children, Trudy and |
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John; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fuchs worked in the geophysical industry, rising |
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to the rank of senior vice president; in his leisure time, he |
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enjoyed traveling, taking care of his cattle, and raising homing |
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pigeons; a resident of Huntsville since 1967, he became involved in |
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the HEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas, which seeks to preserve the |
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stories of those who fought for our nation, and he also served on |
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the city's veterans advisory board; he was known for his warm and |
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gregarious personality, which allowed him to make many friends |
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through the years; and |
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WHEREAS, Though he is deeply missed, John Fuchs will forever |
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be remembered with great admiration and affection, and his devotion |
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to his country and to his family will be a continuing source of |
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inspiration for those who had the good fortune to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of John Henry Fuchs, Jr., |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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daughter, Stella G. "Trudy" Fuchs; to his son, John Henry Fuchs III, |
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and his wife, Nancy; to his niece, Rita Donaldson; and to his other |
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relatives and 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 John Henry |
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Fuchs, Jr. |
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Kolkhorst |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 552 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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