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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 405
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In Memory |
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of |
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E. V. Niemeyer |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of E. V. "Vic" Niemeyer, who died March 1, |
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2015, at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, Vic Niemeyer was born on September 28, 1919, in |
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Houston; he grew up in La Porte and attended Schreiner Institute |
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and the United States Naval Academy before attending The |
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University of Texas and earning a degree in 1941; and |
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WHEREAS, He served the nation with distinction as a |
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submarine officer in the United States Navy during World War II; |
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he served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters and was |
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present in Tokyo Bay for the September 2, 1945, surrender of |
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Japanese forces; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, he entered the field of agriculture |
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for a time but returned to The University of Texas to earn a |
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master's degree in Latin American Studies; he went on to earn a |
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doctorate from the university in 1958; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1956, polio claimed his first wife, Dorothea |
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Hasskarl; he married Lala Acosta in 1958, and they enjoyed 57 |
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years of marriage together; he was blessed with four children, |
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nine grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, He worked for 24 years with the United States |
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Information Agency and served in Spanish-speaking countries |
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around the world, including Honduras, Peru, Guatemala, the |
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Philippines, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Niemeyer returned to Austin after his retirement |
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from federal service and worked in the Institute of Latin |
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American Studies and the International Office at The University |
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of Texas; he was the author of two books on Mexican history; and |
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WHEREAS, He was active in several service organizations |
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and cofounded the East Austin Rotary Club; he received Rotary |
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International's Service Above Self award for his work in |
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organizing the transfer of 4,000 pieces of school furniture from |
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Del Valle to Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, for use in the area's |
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schools; the Mexican government awarded him its prestigious |
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Ohtli Award for his service to Mexico and the Mexican community; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Vic Niemeyer was a man of strength and compassion |
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who gave unselfishly to others; he was a devoted husband, father, |
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and grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be cherished |
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forever by his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of E. V. Niemeyer; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Vic Niemeyer. |
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Watson |
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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 23, 2015, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |