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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Stuart Sinclair Coleman of Brownwood on |
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June 2, 2014, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Brownwood on September 30, 1926, to Cheslie |
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and Erva Sinclair Coleman, Stuart Coleman answered his nation's |
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call to duty by serving in World War II as a member of the U.S. Army; |
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after earning an honorable discharge, he returned to his hometown, |
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where he helped his father on the family farm and later worked in |
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automotive sales; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Coleman shared a long and |
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fulfilling marriage with his wife, the former Margaret Turner, and |
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over the decades they were blessed with a treasured family that |
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included a daughter, Ann, and two grandsons, Stephen and Andrew; in |
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1956, the couple founded the Coleman Distributing Company, a |
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wholesale beer distributor that they operated for 56 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Coleman first entered public service in 1960 |
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with his election to the Brown County Water Improvement District, |
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which he served for over half a century, including nine years as its |
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chair; appointed to the Texas Water Development Board by Governor |
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Mark White in 1990, he later served two terms as a member of the |
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Region F Water Planning Group, and he went on to serve for six years |
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on the Texas Building and Procurement Commission as an appointee of |
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Governor Rick Perry; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan further distinguished himself |
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through his service on the boards of the Brownwood Area Chamber of |
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Commerce, the Brownwood Economic Development Corporation, the |
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Brownwood Regional Medical Center, the Brownwood Industrial |
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Foundation, the Brownwood Regional Airport, and the J. R. Beadel |
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Central Texas Foundation, as well as the Wholesale Beer |
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Distributors of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his outstanding leadership, he was |
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presented with the 2007 Groner Pitts Lifetime of Service Award, the |
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2000 Pioneer Award for Continuous Service, and the 1994 |
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Distinguished Service Award from the Brownwood Area Chamber of |
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Commerce, as well as with the 1991 Team Brownwood Distinguished |
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Industrial Service Award; he was also named Brownwood's Outstanding |
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Man Over 40 in 1994, and he and his wife received special tribute |
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with the naming of the Margaret and Stuart Coleman Plaza in their |
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honor in 1999; and |
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WHEREAS, Stuart Coleman made a lasting, positive difference |
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in his community, and memories of his extraordinary selflessness |
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and generosity will be a continuing source of inspiration to all who |
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had the good fortune to know him; 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 Stuart Sinclair |
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Coleman and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Margaret Coleman; to his daughter, Ann |
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McCrummen; to his grandsons, Stephen and Andrew McCrummen; to his |
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brother, Jerry Coleman, and his wife, Polly; and to his many other |
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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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Stuart |
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Sinclair Coleman. |