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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may |
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temper the profound sadness felt by the family and friends of Emory |
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Chapman Thompson of Austin, who passed away on March 24, 2011, at |
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the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio on June 19, 1931, to Emory and |
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Loretta Thompson, Emory Thompson moved with his family to Austin in |
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1937 and grew up in the Tarrytown neighborhood; when he was a boy, |
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his family kept a stable in their backyard, and he enjoyed riding |
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his horse throughout the area; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson graduated in 1949 from Austin High |
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School, where he played on the Maroons football team, and he |
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attended Schreiner Institute in Kerrville for a year before |
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transferring to The University of Texas; while a student at UT, he |
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served as president of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity and as |
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company commander of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps; |
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after receiving a bachelor's degree in business administration in |
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1954, Mr. Thompson enlisted in the U.S. Navy as an ensign and served |
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on the USS Swift in the Pacific; when his enlistment in the navy was |
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finished, he joined the U.S. Naval Reserve and served for another 24 |
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years, retiring with the rank of captain; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson returned to Austin in 1956 and worked |
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with the family-owned Austin Goodyear Company as a sales manager |
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until 1974, when the company was sold; he subsequently embarked on a |
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second career with Capitol National Bank, later known as Texas |
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Commerce Bank, and he remained with that financial institution |
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until his retirement as executive vice president in 1989; over the |
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years, he also served as a member of the board of directors for |
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Cattleman's State Bank and as an advisory director with American |
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Bank of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, this esteemed Texan sat on |
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the board of directors for Saint Andrew's Episcopal School and |
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Junior Achievement of Central Texas, and he was a founding board |
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member for the Austin Camp Fire Girls, which recognized him with its |
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Distinguished Service Award and Luther Halsey Gulick Award; he also |
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served as president of the board for the Young Men's Business League |
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and the Austin Woods and Waters Club, as well as chair of the |
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McBride Conservation Fund Foundation; he maintained 44 years of |
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perfect attendance with the Rotary Club of Austin, which honored |
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him as a Paul Harris Fellow, and he served two terms on the Travis |
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County Grand Jury; moreover, he was a member of the Southwest |
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Cattleman's Association, the Admirals Club, the Headliners Club, |
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and the Austin Assembly; and |
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WHEREAS, When he retired from banking, Mr. Thompson |
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concentrated on running his farm and ranch operation, Thompson |
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Farms, and some of his happiest times were spent on his land in |
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Ellis and Navarro Counties; an avid outdoorsman and a skilled |
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hunter, he received the 1988 Sportsman of the Year Award from the |
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Austin Woods and Waters Club, and he collected the Grand Slam of |
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North American Wild Sheep, with one of his trophies winning |
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recognition for excellence by the Boone and Crockett Club; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson married the former Jean Powell on June |
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24, 1955, and they enjoyed a rewarding 46 years together, until her |
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passing on December 30, 2001; he was blessed with three children, |
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Emory, Ann, and Kate, as well as five grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Emory Thompson enjoyed a life that was rich in |
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family, friends, and accomplishments, and those who were privileged |
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to share in his love and friendship will forever remember him with |
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great admiration and affection; 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 memory of Emory Chapman |
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Thompson and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his children, Emory Powell Thompson and his wife, Jodie, |
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Ann Bauer and her husband, Meade, and Kate Thompson; to his |
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grandchildren, Taylor Amanda Thompson, Emory Archer Thompson, |
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Louis Thompson Bauer, Martin Chapman Bauer, and Wilson Thornton |
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Bauer; to his friend, Mary Lou Fitzpatrick; 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 Emory |
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Chapman Thompson. |