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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 Louis Dewald of Copperas Cove, who passed away on March 31, 2015, |
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at the age of 68; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Lampasas on December 27, 1946, to Louis and |
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Iris Dewald, "P. O." Dewald graduated in 1965 from Copperas Cove |
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High School, where he excelled in a variety of sports, including |
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football, basketball, baseball, track, and golf, and he |
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subsequently earned a degree from Texas State University; and |
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WHEREAS, On August 7, 1965, Mr. Dewald exchanged vows of |
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matrimony with his high school sweetheart, the former Sheila |
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Rogers, and the couple went on to share nearly five decades of |
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marriage; over the years, they became the proud parents of three |
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children, Jeff, Dustin, and Jodi, and they eventually welcomed six |
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treasured grandchildren into their family; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dewald had a fulfilling career that spanned more |
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than four decades, over the course of which he worked as a |
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developer, a home and school builder, and a rancher; active in his |
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community, he generously volunteered his time with a number of |
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civic organizations and as a Little League coach, and he was also an |
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ardent supporter of Copperas Cove High athletics; in his leisure |
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time, he enjoyed the company of his loved ones as well as hunting, |
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fishing, team roping, and golfing; and |
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WHEREAS, P. O. Dewald lived a rich and purposeful life, and he |
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will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who knew him; |
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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 Louis "P. O." Dewald |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Sheila Dewald; to his children, Jeff Dewald and his wife, |
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Sylvia, Dustin Dewald and his wife, Tiffany, and Jodi Anderson and |
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her husband, Bret; to his sisters, Carole Curtis and her husband, |
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Chuck, and Coleen Timmons and her husband, Rick; to his |
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grandchildren, Davis, Riki-Ann, Drew, and D. J. Dewald and Bryce |
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and Jayce Anderson; and to his other relatives and many 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 Louis |
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"P. O." Dewald. |
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Sheffield |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1961 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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