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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of U.S. Air |
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Force Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Albert Coolley Lloyd, Jr., of |
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Austin, who passed away on March 18, 2012, at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 17, 1937, Al Lloyd began his military |
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career in 1956 when he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force; he |
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subsequently served in the Texas Air National Guard from 1961 to |
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1995; Colonel Lloyd completed 33 enlisted and officer courses and |
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received 27 federal and state medals and decorations; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of nearly four decades of service to |
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his country, Colonel Lloyd developed an unmatched knowledge of |
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military administrative policy and personnel and computer systems; |
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he created an advanced personnel data program that had a major |
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impact on all branches of the armed forces in Texas, and he oversaw |
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an awards program for Air National Guard judge advocates and |
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paralegals; for 18 years, he held the position of director of |
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military personnel and data systems with the adjutant general's |
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department; moreover, he served as clerk to the Texas Court of |
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Military Appeals; and |
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WHEREAS, After retiring, Colonel Lloyd volunteered at the |
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Texas Military Forces Museum, cataloguing a vast amount of |
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historical material, and served as president of the Texas Military |
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Forces Historical Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Colonel Lloyd enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife of 32 years, Bertha Lloyd, and he took |
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pride in a fine family that included two daughters, Deana and |
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Roberta, five grandchildren, Morgan, Monica, Lawrence, Moriah, and |
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Jared, and several great-grandchildren; he also delighted in time |
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spent with his prized Yorkshire terriers, Sir Kahlua, Mia Kaye, and |
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Ira Panzer; and |
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WHEREAS, Colonel Lloyd left a lasting imprint on the Texas |
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Air National Guard and the Texas military community through his |
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professional achievements, and his exceptional contributions will |
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continue to resonate in the Lone Star State and beyond; 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 hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Air Force |
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Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Albert Coolley Lloyd, Jr., and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Bertha |
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Lloyd; to his daughters, Deana Maree Harris and her husband, Ron, |
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and Roberta "Robbi" Lloyd and her partner, Octavia LeJeune; to his |
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grandchildren, Morgan Lee Blanchard and his wife, Crystal, Monica |
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Maree Marler and her husband, Jon, Lawrence Albert Blanchard and |
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his wife, Mindi, Moriah Ann Saenz and her husband, J. J., and Jared |
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Wayne Harris; to his great-grandchildren; to his sister, Virginia |
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"Ginny" Isabelle Wood and her partner, Nancy Tobin; to his brother, |
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Robert "Bob" William Lloyd; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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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 Lieutenant |
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Colonel (Ret.) Albert Coolley Lloyd, Jr. |
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Strama |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2319 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 22, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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