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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of John William Zerr of Hondo, who passed away on April 22, |
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2017, at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Arnold and Lucine Zerr, John Zerr was born |
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in Hondo on January 20, 1945, and grew up with the companionship of |
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his brother, Bernard, and his four sisters, Patsy, Mary Alice, |
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Frances, and Molly; as a boy, he served as the mascot of the Mighty |
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Hondo Owls football team, and he went on to play for the varsity |
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team at Hondo High School for four years and to lead the squad as |
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captain; though his dream of playing professional football was |
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ended by an injury in his senior year, he went on to become a highly |
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respected athletic trainer and teacher at his alma mater, where he |
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earned the affectionate nickname "Doc"; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of an outstanding career that |
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spanned four decades, Mr. Zerr helped develop numerous training |
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devices that are still widely used; he was the first high school |
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trainer to be appointed chair of the annual National Athletic |
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Trainers' Association convention, which presented him with the |
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Everett Blackburn Award for his contributions to the field, and he |
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served as a special consultant to the Rawlings Sporting Goods |
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Advisory Board from 1979 to 1986; in addition to cultivating |
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associations with a number of professional football teams, he |
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mentored several trainers who went on to work with the Dallas |
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Cowboys, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the San Francisco 49ers; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Zerr enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife of 50 years, Mary, his two children, Marc and |
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Amy, and his honorary German son, Thorsten Holtz; later in life, he |
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was further blessed with four treasured grandchildren, Jake, |
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Jordan, Lillian, and Reece; a devout Catholic since early |
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childhood, he helped found the ACTS Missions in Hondo, and he spent |
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his leisure hours farming, ranching, and cooking delicious meals |
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for his loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, his faith, and his |
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career, John Zerr brightened the lives of all who knew him through |
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his warmth, generosity, and unwavering integrity, and he will |
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forever hold a special place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of John William Zerr |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to his 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John Zerr. |
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Murr |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2005 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 25, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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