H.R. No. 2798

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately convey the immense sorrow
	felt at the loss of Thomas Lee Hultgren of New Braunfels, who passed
	away on February 14, 2013, at the age of 49; and
	WHEREAS, The son of Robert Karl Hultgren and Shirley Jean
	Hultgren, "Tommy" Hultgren was born in Alamogordo, New Mexico, on
	March 30, 1963; at the age of eight, he moved with his family to San
	Antonio, where he grew up and established himself as a
	tried-and-true Texan; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Hultgren, after attending North Texas State
	University, developed a passion for photography while working for
	the Denton Record-Chronicle; his gift for capturing people and
	places was carried on throughout his life, with stints at the
	Kerrville Daily Times and the San Antonio Light and eventually as a
	freelance photographer for The Associated Press, the former
	Southwestern Bell telephone company, and H-E-B; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Hultgren's photographs were beyond merely
	artistic in nature; each snapshot embodied his perspective on life,
	effortlessly capturing what seemed commonplace and turning it into
	something special; his easygoing personality, paired with a
	generous heart, helped people feel comfortable and at ease and
	aided him in the preservation of countless perfect moments on film;
	and
	WHEREAS, He touched innumerable lives through his work and
	impressed all those who came to know him  with his concern for
	others and his optimism; moreover, his love for others was also
	evident from the great devotion he showed to his wife and children;
	and
	WHEREAS, While his life ended far too soon, Thomas Hultgren
	brought abundant joy to his loved ones, and his legacy inspires all
	who presume themselves ordinary to carry on in extraordinary
	fashion; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Thomas Lee Hultgren
	and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his
	wife, Julie Jerome; to his mother, Shirley Hultgren; to his four
	children: sons, Ethan and Ansen Hultgren, stepson, Teddy Crimmins,
	and stepdaughter, Addie Crimmins; to his sisters, Susan Reyes and
	her husband, Jesse, and Jo Anne Hultgren; to his brothers, Robert
	Hultgren and his wife, Joyce, and Mike Hultgren and his wife,
	Cheryl; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Thomas Lee
	Hultgren.
	Miller of Comal
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2798 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on May 24, 2013.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House