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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Willard Lowell Hendershott |
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of Alpine were greatly saddened by his passing on March 5, 2011, at |
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the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 10, 1918, in Salina, Kansas, Willard |
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Hendershott graduated from high school in 1936 and then worked and |
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attended college; he entered the United States Army Air Corps in |
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1941, becoming a pilot, and served for more than four years during |
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World War II; responsible for ferrying aircraft from U.S. factories |
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to troops overseas in the European, Asiatic, and Pacific theaters, |
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he rose to the rank of major and received many honors, including the |
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American Defense Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal, |
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before his discharge in 1946; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Hendershott was employed as a |
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pilot with Eastern Airlines and also purchased and operated an |
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avocado farm in Florida; following his retirement in 1975, he |
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traveled the country in his RV with his dog, and while on the way to |
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Big Bend National Park, he stopped in Alpine and fell in love with |
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the area; he sold his farm and moved to Alpine in 1990; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hendershott enjoyed woodworking and devoted |
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many hours to projects in his woodshop; an animal lover and |
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philanthropist, he supported numerous local and national |
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charities; and |
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WHEREAS, Willard Hendershott inspired others with his kind |
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and caring ways, and memories of time spent in his company will be |
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forever treasured by all those who were privileged 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 Willard Lowell |
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Hendershott and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; and, be |
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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 Willard |
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Lowell Hendershott. |
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Gallego |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1497 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on May 5, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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