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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Hutto lost one of their most admired |
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community leaders with the death of the Honorable Edmund G. Schmidt |
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on February 21, 2011, at the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of East Williamson County, Edmund Schmidt |
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was born on January 5, 1922, the first of nine children of Rosa and |
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F. H. Schmidt; he grew up tending to his family's farm and learning |
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the grocery trade at his weekend job in Taylor; in 1942, he joined |
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the U.S. Army, serving in a medical evacuation detachment on ships |
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in the Pacific theater and in a field hospital in New Guinea; his |
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outstanding efforts in behalf of his country earned him a number of |
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honors, including two Bronze Star Medals; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Schmidt married the former Julia Hurta in 1942; |
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the couple settled in Hutto in 1951 and opened Red & White Grocery, |
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operating the thriving business for nearly four decades until 1990, |
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when Mr. Schmidt opened a local chapter of Germania Insurance; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to giving back to his fellow residents, |
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Mr. Schmidt began his distinguished tenure in public office as a |
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member of the city council, and he went on to serve as mayor for two |
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decades; in later years, he continued his public service through |
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his work with the zoning board of adjustment and the Hutto Education |
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Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was a charter member of the |
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local chamber of commerce and the Lions Club, where he had 55 years |
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of perfect attendance and was recognized with the Melvin Jones |
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Fellowship Award; and |
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WHEREAS, The life of Edmund Schmidt stands as an outstanding |
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example of positive civic engagement, and he leaves behind a record |
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of service that his loved ones can remember with pride; 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 the Honorable Edmund |
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G. Schmidt and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife of 69 years, Julia Schmidt; to his sons, Dennis Schmidt |
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and his wife, Rosemary, and David Schmidt and his wife, Jessica; to |
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his daughters, Jennifer Goodenow and her husband, Kenneth, and |
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Corliss Powell and her husband, Ted; to his 12 grandchildren and his |
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7 great-grandchildren; to his sisters, Rose Hardin, Nathalie |
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Engling and her husband, Karl, and Shirley Halstead; and to his |
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other 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 the |
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Honorable Edmund G. Schmidt. |
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Gonzales of Williamson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 832 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 31, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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