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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 Olen Garrett Weishuhn of Wall, who passed away on October 7, |
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2011, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Jesse and Katherine Braden Weishuhn, |
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Mr. Weishuhn was born in Frelsburg on November 28, 1931; his family |
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moved to Wall in 1945, and six years later he began a lifelong |
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career in farming and ranching; his outstanding work was recognized |
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in the spring of 2011, when the soil and water conservation district |
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recognized him as the Tom Green Conservation Farmer of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Weishuhn married the love of his life, Merline |
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Michalewicz, in 1954, and their nearly six decades together were |
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made even richer by their fine family, which grew to include three |
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more generations; and |
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WHEREAS, An active figure in his community, Mr. Weishuhn was |
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a valued member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Wall and the |
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Knights of Columbus; he was an avid fisherman, and he enjoyed |
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cheering on his children and grandchildren in their sporting |
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activities, spending mornings at the cotton gin with friends, and |
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dancing; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Olen Weishuhn |
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will remember the way he touched their lives with his welcoming |
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nature and jovial smile, and he will forever hold a treasured place |
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in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Olen Garrett Weishuhn |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Merline Weishuhn; to his daughter, Lisa Weishuhn Edwards, and |
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her husband, David; to his sons, Darryl Weishuhn and his wife, |
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Carolyn, Clayton Weishuhn and his wife, Diane, Karl Weishuhn and |
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his wife, Charlotte, and Doyle Weishuhn and his wife, Michele; to |
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his grandchildren, Jacob Weishuhn, Marty Weishuhn, Zachary |
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Weishuhn, Katelyn Edwards Nicholson and her husband, Chris, Will |
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Edwards, Dr. Brandi Loomis and her husband, Evan, Shannon Eggemeyer |
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and her husband, Curtis, Lauren Weishuhn and her fiance Lance |
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Tissue, Trey Weishuhn and his wife Ashlee, Slade Weishuhn and his |
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wife Brieanna, Chase Weishuhn, Paige Weishuhn, Hunter Weishuhn, and |
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McKaylee Weishuhn; to his great-grandchildren, Lane Whitesell and |
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Jackson Douglas Weishuhn; to his brother, Presley Weishuhn, and his |
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wife, Ethel; to his sister-in-law, Jerline Weishuhn; and to his |
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other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Olen |
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Weishuhn. |