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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the death of Ernest Zachary Clouser of Houston on |
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December 6, 2010, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Ernest Clouser was born in Galveston on September |
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28, 1922, to John and Hazel Clouser; after graduating from Central |
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High School, he earned a bachelor's degree from Prairie View Normal |
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and Industrial College in 1943 and a master's degree from Texas |
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Southern University in 1952; he later undertook postgraduate |
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studies at Arizona State University; and |
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WHEREAS, For three decades, Mr. Clouser was an educator with |
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the Houston Independent School District; he was the first person to |
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head the commercial education department at Phillis Wheatley High |
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School, where he taught typing, bookkeeping, business law, and |
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stenography; he went on to serve as the assistant principal at |
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Burrus and Harper Junior High Schools, and in 1961 he was appointed |
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principal at Paul Laurence Dunbar Elementary School, a post he held |
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for nearly two decades before retiring in 1979; in addition to his |
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work in education, he was an insurance agent with Atlanta Life |
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Insurance in Galveston; and |
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WHEREAS, This dedicated civic leader served his community in |
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a variety of roles; he was a voter precinct judge, the chair of the |
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Transportation Committee for the Houston Citizens Chamber of |
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Commerce, the president of the Southwood Civic Club, and a member of |
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the board of Julius C. Hester House; a life member of the Knights of |
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St. Peter Claver and an honorary member of the Phillis Wheatley |
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Alumni Association, he was also active in the Alpha Phi Alpha |
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fraternity, the Galveston Historical Society, the Texas Good |
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Roads/Transportation Association, the Prairie View Alumni |
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Association, the Houston Professional Administrators, and the |
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Harris County Council of Organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Clouser enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, the former Margaret Phelps, and over |
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the course of their 67 years together, the couple was blessed with |
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two sons, Ernest and Joel, and seven grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work and an abiding concern for others, |
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Ernest Clouser made a significant contribution to the lives of his |
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fellow citizens, and he leaves behind a record of service that his |
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loved ones can remember with pride; now, 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 Ernest Zachary |
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Clouser and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Margaret Phelps Clouser; to his sons, Ernest |
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Frederick Clouser and Joel C. Clouser and his wife, Gloria; to his |
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brothers, John Zachary Clouser and Gerald Zachary Clouser and his |
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wife, Izora; to his seven grandchildren and his |
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great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Ernest |
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Zachary Clouser. |
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Coleman |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 964 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 7, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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