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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 378
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In Memory |
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Edward J. Parnell Jr. |
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may help |
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comfort the loved ones of Edward J. Parnell Jr. of San Antonio, who |
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passed away on February 8, 2015, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 22, 1936, in Philadelphia, |
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Pennsylvania, Ed Parnell was the son of Edward J. Parnell Sr. and |
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Margaret Ragin Parnell; he joined the United States Navy in 1954, |
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and, over the course of a career that spanned two decades, served |
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on the USS Ainsworth, Bronstein, Huse, and Kyne and at naval |
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facilities along the East Coast; he retired in 1974 as a senior |
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chief petty officer; and |
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WHEREAS, Active with the Non-Commissioned Officers |
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Association, Mr. Parnell served as its executive vice president |
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and as a member of its board of directors; he also worked as a |
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veterans benefits counselor at the United States Department of |
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Veterans Affairs, from which he retired in 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Parnell distinguished himself through his |
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efforts in behalf of members of the military and their |
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families; he served as president of the San Antonio Chief Petty |
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Officers Association, as vice president of the Texas Coalition |
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of Veterans Organizations, and as a life member of the American |
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Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Fleet Reserve |
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Association; he also contributed to the greater community |
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through his involvement with the Hill Country Chapter of |
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Meeting Professionals International and the Fort Sam Houston |
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Optimist Club; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Parnell enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife of 58 years, Pamela Jeanette, and |
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he took great pride in their three children, Donna, Edward, and |
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Maureen; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, his country, and his |
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fellow servicemen and women, Edward Parnell leaves behind a record |
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of good works that will continue to inspire all who were fortunate |
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enough to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Edward J. |
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Parnell Jr. and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Pamela Parnell; to his children, Donna |
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Williams and her husband, Rhiny, Edward J. Parnell III, and |
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Maureen Wagner; to his grandchildren, Theodore Williams and his |
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wife, Jacqueline, Tamara Williams, and Blair Wagner; to his |
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great-granddaughter, Penelope Williams; to his siblings, Sandra |
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Saunders, Debra Goode, Wayne Parnell, Ronald Parnell, and |
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Carolyn Sandford; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Ed Parnell. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 16, 2015, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |