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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Kendall County lost an admired civic |
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leader with the death of Gaylan Lewis Schroeder of Boerne on June 6, |
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2013, at the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected county judge in 2007, Judge Schroeder made a |
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lasting impact during his six years in office; his tenure saw the |
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establishment of a parks department, the construction of the |
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county's first animal shelter, and the acquisition of new office |
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space for county employees; in addition, Judge Schroeder took |
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special pride in the opening of Joshua Springs Park and Preserve; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was long active in the life of |
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his community; a respected businessman, he founded and operated |
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Kendall County Air and served as a director of Texas Heritage Bank; |
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he also helped to carry out many charitable projects through his |
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work with the Boerne Rotary Club; moreover, as a valued member of |
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First Baptist Church and Faith Bible Church, he shared his strong |
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faith with others in visits to nursing homes and hospitals and on |
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mission trips to Haiti; he began each morning by reading the Bible |
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and the writings of Oswald Chambers; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth on October 4, 1939, Judge |
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Schroeder graduated from Grand Prairie High School and married his |
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high school sweetheart, the former Cherry Little, in 1959; he |
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worked for an air-conditioning company in California and Kansas |
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before moving to San Antonio in 1968 and settling in Boerne two |
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years later; deeply devoted to his family, he took great pride in |
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his children, Jimi and Steve, and in his six grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Gaylan Schroeder made an indelible impression on the |
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hearts of all who were privileged to know him, and his contributions |
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to Kendall County will continue to resonate for years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Judge Gaylan Lewis Schroeder and extend sincere condolences to |
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the members of his family: to his wife, Cherry Schroeder; to his |
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daughter, Jimi Driskill, and her husband, Steve; to his son, Steve |
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Schroeder, and his wife, Elena; to his grandchildren, Tyler, |
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Landri, Shiloh, Malachi, Zechariah, and Benaiah; to his brother, |
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Bill Schroeder; to his sisters, Roma Kline, Annie Driver, and Katy |
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Schroeder; 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 Gaylan |
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Lewis Schroeder. |