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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life devoted to the service of others drew to a |
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close with the passing of former Texas state representative |
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Benjamin Albert Glusing on May 3, 2016, at the age of 100; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Rudolph and Katherine Glusing, Ben |
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Glusing was born in Redfield, Kansas, on February 3, 1916, and grew |
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up with the companionship of his sister, Mary, and his two brothers, |
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John and James; after earning a bachelor's degree in economics at |
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Washburn College in Topeka in 1937, he moved to Corpus Christi and |
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went to work as a broadcaster for KRIS radio; and |
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WHEREAS, Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941, Mr. Glusing was |
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stationed in Brownwood with a military police unit when Pearl |
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Harbor was attacked, and he went on to serve his country with pride |
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in the Pacific theater; following the completion of his military |
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service in 1946, he studied law at Georgetown University and |
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subsequently settled in Kingsville, where he worked initially with |
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the Kleberg County attorney's office; he later went into private |
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practice, and for more than a quarter of a century, he numbered the |
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King Ranch among his clients; he also enjoyed a distinguished |
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career in state government, winning his first election to the Texas |
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House of Representatives in 1952 and serving his constituents in |
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Kenedy, Kleberg, and Nueces Counties for five consecutive terms, |
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until 1963; and |
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WHEREAS, Imbued with a deep affection for his community, |
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Mr. Glusing devoted countless hours to its service; he was a member |
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of the Kingsville Noon Rotary Club for 67 years, and on his 65th |
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anniversary with the club it made him an Honorary Rotarian, the |
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highest award the organization can confer; he also helped to found |
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the Kleberg-Kenedy County Water Control Improvement District, now |
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known as the South Texas Water Authority; in addition, he held |
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membership on the Texas Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and in |
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2002, he joined in launching a two-year capital campaign to |
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renovate the abandoned train depot in town and turn it into a |
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museum; moreover, he served in a number of positions with the Church |
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of the Epiphany, where he was a valued parishioner; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Glusing was joined in matrimony to Nell Buchanan |
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Jack in 1956, and the couple shared a rewarding marriage that |
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spanned 22 years, until her death in 1978; he was a caring father to |
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James Glusing and a doting stepfather to Sarah and Josephine |
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Foster, and later in life, he was blessed with five grandchildren, |
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Laura, William, Kristine, Johnathan, and Benjamin, and two |
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great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Addison; and |
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WHEREAS, A public servant and civic leader whose |
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contributions have touched the lives of countless fellow citizens, |
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Ben Glusing will long be remembered with admiration and affection |
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in the town he was proud to call home; 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 the Honorable |
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Benjamin Albert Glusing and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who |
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mourn his passing; 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 Ben |
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Glusing. |