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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Charles Richard Bergstrom III passed away on |
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February 7, 2011, at the age of 75, leaving his circle of loved ones |
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to cherish their many happy memories of time spent in his company; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Charles Bergstrom was born in Abilene to Gladys and |
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Charles Bergstrom on September 21, 1935; his family moved to |
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Houston while he was still an infant, and he graduated from Lamar |
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High School in 1954; an accomplished athlete, he helped lead the |
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school's football team to the 1953 state championship and was |
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recruited by many colleges; he accepted a football scholarship from |
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Rice University and later graduated from Southern Methodist |
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University; in 1958, he married the former Janet Rendleman, and the |
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couple shared a rewarding relationship that spanned more than 50 |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bergstrom became a pilot in the United States |
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Air Force and flew F-102 fighters in the 497th Fighter Interceptor |
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Squadron while stationed in Spain; after concluding his service at |
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the rank of captain, he embarked on a career in business, becoming |
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the president of M. L. Rendleman Company and Fiberglass Insulators; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The loving father of three children and an active |
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member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Mr. Bergstrom taught |
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Sunday school and was a youth advisor; his hobbies included |
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collecting high-performance cars and boats, and he greatly enjoyed |
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spending time at his house on Lake McQueeney; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in the highest regard by all who knew him, |
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Charles Bergstrom built a life that was rich in family and friends, |
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and he will long be fondly remembered and greatly missed; 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 memory of Charles Richard |
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Bergstrom III and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Janet Bergstrom; to his children, Charles |
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Bergstrom IV, Larry Bergstrom and his wife, Dicey, and Beth Ann |
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McCartney; to his three grandchildren, Merrimon, Regan, and |
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Rendleman; and to his other relatives and friends; 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Charles |
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Bergstrom. |