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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Esteemed community leader Dell Thomas Holmsley of El |
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Paso celebrated his 71st birthday on March 6, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Ysleta, Tom Holmsley was born in 1940 and |
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attended schools in the Socorro and El Paso districts before |
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graduating from a high school in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1958; as a |
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young man, he was active in the Boy Scouts of America and attained |
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the rank of Eagle Scout; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Holmsley earned a degree in government from The |
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University of Texas at El Paso and went on to serve his country as a |
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second lieutenant with the military police stationed in Germany; he |
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completed a degree in German at the University of Maryland as well |
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as a master's degree in geography and a teaching certificate at The |
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University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his graduation, Mr. Holmsley taught high |
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school government, and his exceptional work was recognized with the |
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Austin Outstanding Young Educator award; in 1973, he began a career |
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with State Farm Insurance that spanned more than three decades and |
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included posts in Laredo, Arlington, and McAllen; in 1995, he |
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returned to his hometown of El Paso, where he served as a field |
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executive for the company until his retirement in 2004; since that |
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time, he has worked as a substitute teacher with the Ysleta |
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Independent School District and as an instructor of insurance |
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classes at El Paso Community College; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in civic affairs, this notable Texan was |
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elected and installed as chair of the El Paso County Republican |
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Party in 2010; he has demonstrated outstanding leadership during |
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his term, and he is credited with helping to increase membership and |
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revitalize the organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Holmsley is supported in all of his endeavors by |
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his wife, Mary, and he is devoted to his 5 children and 13 |
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grandchildren; in his free time, he enjoys flying and building |
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large-scale model airplanes and fishing boats; and |
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WHEREAS, Tom Holmsley is a source of wisdom and inspiration |
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to all those who are privileged to know him, and it is a pleasure to |
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recognize him on 71 years of life well lived; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dell Thomas Holmsley on his 71st birthday |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Holmsley as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |