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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The untimely death of Christopher Earl Ullrich |
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Linzza of El Campo on May 20, 2013, at the age of 48, brought a great |
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loss to his family and many friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 10, 1965, |
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"Hoss" Linzza was the son of Earl and Melba Linzza; he was a member |
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of Troop No. 1032 of the Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of |
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America and attained the rank of Eagle Scout; after graduating from |
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J. Frank Dobie High School, he went on to attend San Jacinto College |
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before completing his bachelor's degree in history at the |
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University of Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Linzza was a record-setting standout in track |
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and field, throwing the hammer, shot put, and discus; in addition, |
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he traveled around the country with his father to participate in |
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Scottish Highland Games, combining his passions for sports and his |
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family heritage; he particularly enjoyed tossing the caber, and he |
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was a member of the Houston Highland Games Association; in 1985, he |
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received the Dewar's "White Label" Award for Outstanding |
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Achievement in Scottish Athletics; and |
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WHEREAS, While still a student, Mr. Linzza joined the staff |
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of El Rancho Cima Scout Reservation, and he was employed at |
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Horseshoe Bend and Cockrell River Camp in a variety of positions, |
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including counselor, camp director, and program director; in |
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addition, he served the Sam Houston Area Council as a ranger at Camp |
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Strake and as a member of the annual Winter Camp staff; he became |
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the district executive for the Broken Arrow District of the Boy |
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Scouts in 1996, and three years later, he moved to El Campo, where |
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he was senior district executive for the Brahman District; after a |
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brief stint as program director for the Great Smoky Mountain |
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Council in Knoxville, Tennessee, his longing to return to the Lone |
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Star State led him to accept a position as chief professional |
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officer for the El Campo Boys and Girls Club; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan was deeply committed to his |
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adopted hometown, where he was a member of St. Philip the Apostle |
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Catholic Church, a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus |
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No. 2490, and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of |
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Elks Lodge 1749; he served as leading knight and club room manager, |
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and he was named Elk of the Year; moreover, he was a James E. West |
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Fellow of the SHAC and a member of the Sons of the American |
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Revolution, the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, and the Rotary |
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Club; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Linzza shared a fulfilling |
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marriage with his wife, the former Kristina Leigh Farley; he was the |
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proud father of three children, Collin, Harrison, and Shelby, and |
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enjoyed taking them to see historic sites; in his leisure, he liked |
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to study genealogy and Texas history; and |
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WHEREAS, Chris Linzza made a positive difference in the lives |
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of many young Texans through his professional endeavors, and |
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although he will be deeply missed, those he left behind will forever |
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remember him as a "gentle giant" who exemplified the highest ideals |
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of scouting; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Christopher Earl Ullrich Linzza and extend sincere sympathy to the |
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members of his family: to his wife, Kristina Farley Linzza; to his |
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sons, Collin Ramsey Linzza and Harrison Wayne Linzza; to his |
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daughter, Shelby Faye Linzza; to his sisters, Debbie Kennedy and |
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Pamela Haynes and her husband, Lee; to his aunt, Myra Christoffel |
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Cobb; to his in-laws, Eva and Ramsey Farley; and to his many 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 Chris |
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Linzza. |