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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The community of Hutto lost one of its most admired |
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residents with the passing of David Lynn Oman on January 11, 2015, |
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at the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, "Red" Oman was born on April 13, 1941, to Martin and |
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Evelyn Oman; he graduated from Hutto High School in 1959, and later |
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served in the 49th Armored Division of the Texas Army National |
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Guard; self-employed for the majority of his professional career, |
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Mr. Oman ran Red's Drive In Grocery in Hutto for many years before |
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owning and operating his own catering company, Captain Red's |
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Catering, for the final 25 years of his life; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was committed to protecting and |
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serving his fellow citizens; he was the fire chief for the Hutto |
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Volunteer Fire Department for nearly three decades, and he held the |
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title of fire marshal for a quarter-century; Mr. Oman was also a |
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city councilman and founding member of the Hutto Chamber of |
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Commerce, which recognized him for his exceptional contributions to |
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the community with the organization's Ken Love Lifetime Achievement |
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Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in a wide range of worthwhile organizations |
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in the Hutto area, Mr. Oman was a lifelong member of the Williamson |
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County Livestock Association, a charter member and president of |
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Round Rock SPJST Lodge No. 187, and a founding member of the local |
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4H/FFA booster club; he further distinguished himself through his |
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more than 40 years of service to the Hutto Lions Club, which honored |
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him with the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship Award; moreover, |
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he played an instrumental role in securing funding for Old Settlers |
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Park, and he helped establish Hutto's Pony Baseball League; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Oman enjoyed a rewarding marriage with his wife, |
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Jo Ann; a devoted father to his two sons, Troy and Shawn, he later |
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knew the joy of welcoming two grandsons, Marshall and Thomas, into |
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his cherished family; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he will be deeply missed, Mr. Oman's kind |
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nature, ready laughter, and dedication to his community will |
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continue to inspire those who were privileged to share in the |
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richness of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of David Lynn Oman and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Jo Ann Oman; to his sons, Troy and Shawn Oman; to his grandsons, |
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Marshall and Thomas Oman; to his sisters and their spouses, Barbara |
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Boker and her husband, Donny, and Linda Bruchmiller and her |
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husband, Ronnie; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, |
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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 on this day, it do so in memory of David |
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Lynn Oman. |