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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 Elmer Leroy Zoch, who passed away on February 2, 2014, at the age |
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of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 17, 1932, to Alvin T. and Ernestine |
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Mertink Zoch in Warda, Elmer Zoch grew up in the company of eight |
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siblings, working on the family farm and attending Holy Cross |
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Lutheran Church; coming of age at mid-century, this valorous Texan |
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served his nation as a member of the United States Army in the |
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Korean War; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Zoch's numerous interests embraced agriculture, |
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carpentry, and politics; imbued with a deep sense of civic |
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responsibility, he served as a precinct captain and mentored many |
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young candidates, and he put his knowledge of real estate to use |
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during his tenure on the Harris County Appraisal Review Board; this |
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esteemed Texan played an active role in Trinity Lutheran Church, |
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where he was a longtime parishioner and where he enjoyed |
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videotaping church events and services for the congregation; he |
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also contributed articles to the Giddings Times and News and the |
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Fayette County Record; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Zoch enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, the former Eva Schmidt, whom he married in |
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1978; the couple were blessed with a daughter, Jennifer, and a |
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grandson, Knox; and |
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WHEREAS, A man whose life was rich in the intangibles that |
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matter most, Elmer Zoch is deeply missed by all those who held him |
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dear; 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 Elmer Leroy Zoch and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Eva Zoch; to his daughter, Jennifer, and her husband, Ronald |
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Hartmann Jr.; to his grandson, Knox; to his sisters, Hattie |
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Lovaasen and Irene Weaver; to his brothers, Raymond, Rudy, Freddie, |
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and Eugene Zoch; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 remembrance of Elmer |
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Leroy Zoch. |