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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rosalia D. Zuehl of San Antonio passed away on |
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August 14, 2014, at the age of 94, drawing to a close a long life |
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filled with warm memories and meaningful achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Rosalia Dylla was born on May 7, 1920, to |
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John and Lucy Dylla in St. Hedwig, a town established by her Polish |
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ancestors; she went on to exchange wedding vows with Henry Zuehl and |
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shared many happy years of marriage with him before his passing; the |
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couple traveled extensively throughout his military career, living |
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in locations that spanned Europe and the Pacific, and lovingly |
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raised a daughter, Antoniette, and three sons, Henry, Joseph, and |
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James; and |
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WHEREAS, At her home in Texas, Mrs. Zuehl continued to |
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support veterans of the armed forces through her membership in the |
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American Legion Auxiliary of H. U. Wood Post 245 in Seguin and in |
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the VFW Post 4815 Women's Auxiliary, which she served as a chaplain |
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and patriotic instructor; a devout Catholic, she was a congregant |
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and founding member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in San Antonio, |
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and she benefited St. Lawrence Parish as a volunteer and teacher's |
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assistant; she also shared her time as an economics researcher for |
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the American Chamber of Commerce Research Association, collecting |
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cost-of-living data for the organization through the Greater San |
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Antonio Chamber; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Zuehl was a caring and devoted mother who |
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watched with joy as her family grew to include grandchildren, many |
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of whom have served their country proudly in the military; blessed |
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with an array of talents and interests, she excelled at needlework |
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and delighted in cooking and baking for her loved ones, often with |
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nothing but her sense of taste as inspiration; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic woman was likewise fond of hunting, |
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fishing, and all things related to farm and ranch life, of which she |
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had an impressive breadth of knowledge; having come of age during |
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the Great Depression, she seldom took anything for granted, and she |
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savored simple pleasures like reading letters, tending to her |
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garden, and watching the birds that landed in her yard; she had a |
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deep love of music and dancing, and she could often be found playing |
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her harmonica well into her golden years; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she is profoundly missed, Rosalia Zuehl |
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leaves behind comforting recollections of her wisdom, generosity, |
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compassion, and spirit that will forever be cherished by those who |
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held her 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 life of Rosalia D. Zuehl and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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daughter, Antoniette Rosalia Zuehl Moorhouse; to her sons, Henry J. |
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Zuehl and his wife, Sydney, Joseph V. Zuehl and his wife, Marcela, |
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and James V. Zuehl and his wife, Darlene; to her 12 grandchildren; |
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and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Rosalia |
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Zuehl. |