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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 400
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In Memory |
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of |
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Joseph Wayne Julien |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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residents of Benbrook in mourning the loss of retired veteran |
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Joseph Wayne Julien, who died February 9, 2013, at the age of 81; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born August 16, 1931, in Howe, Joe Julien spent |
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his early childhood in Texas; he later moved to Los Angeles and |
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attended John A. Francis Polytechnic High School; in 1948, at the |
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age of 17, he enlisted in the United States Air Force; he proudly |
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served his country for 26 years and attained the rank of Air Force |
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master sergeant; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Julien fought in both the Korean War and the |
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Vietnam War; while assigned to the 301st Air Refueling Squadron, |
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he completed 96 combat missions as a boom operator on KC-135s and |
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KC-97s; he retired in 1975 as first sergeant at Carswell Air |
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Force Base; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Julien was a life member of the Air Force |
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Sergeants Association and a proud member of the Benbrook Veterans |
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of Foreign Wars Post 10429; he also belonged to the Kansas Trap |
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Shooters Association and the Fort Worth Trap and Skeet Club; and |
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WHEREAS, He was devoted to his wife of 55 years, Coramae, |
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and to his son, daughter, granddaughter, and |
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great-granddaughter; he was beloved by many and admired for his |
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courageous attitude toward life, and he leaves behind memories |
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that will long be cherished by his friends and family; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the |
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bereaved family of Joseph Wayne Julien; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Joseph Julien. |
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Davis |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 5, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |