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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Billy R. Holtkamp of Robinson, who passed away on May 5, 2011, at |
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the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on December 19, 1931, on the family farm near |
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Zabcikville, Bill Holtkamp graduated from Rosebud High School and |
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attended Temple Junior College; he served proudly in the United |
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States Air Force for seven years, including a tour of duty in Korea; |
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while working for the Veterans Administration in Waco, he met the |
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love of his life, the former Laura Knupple; they were married in |
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1963, raised a son, Tim, and enjoyed a rewarding relationship until |
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Mrs. Holtkamp passed away; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Holtkamp was a dedicated member of the First |
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Lutheran Church of Waco; he enjoyed spending time with his |
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great-grandsons and planning family reunions; he never missed a |
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high school reunion, most recently attending one in April 2011 for |
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Rosebud High alumni who had graduated 50 or more years before; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Holtkamp enjoyed a life that was rich in the |
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intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all those |
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who held him dear; 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 Billy R. Holtkamp and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his son, |
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Tim Holtkamp, and his wife, Teri; to his granddaughter, Brittney |
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Fikes, and her husband, Chris; to his great-grandsons, Lane, Cole, |
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and Case Fikes; to his brother, Wayne Holtkamp; to his sisters, |
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Betty Sue Blackburn and her husband, Dale, and Linda Carter and her |
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husband, Rick; 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 Bill |
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Holtkamp. |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2679 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 30, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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