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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Bruce |
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Livingston Collins Jr. of Corpus Christi, who died on May 3, 2017, |
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at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Bruce Collins was born in Corpus Christi on |
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September 3, 1929, to Bruce and Lucile Collins; after graduating |
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from Corpus Christi High School in 1946, he attended New Mexico |
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Military Institute and earned a degree from Southern Methodist |
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University in 1950; answering his nation's call to duty, he served |
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in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1954, and he continued to serve in |
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the Air Force Reserves until 1960; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1954, Mr. Collins married the former Mary Ellen |
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"Elenita" Riddick, and they shared their lives for 63 years; he was |
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the devoted father of three children, Catherine Collins, Bruce L. |
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Collins III, and Claire Schwarz, and later welcomed into his family |
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five grandchildren and two great-grandsons; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan took justifiable pride in the |
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houses he built, including one in Corpus Christi and three in the |
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Hill Country, and in his active involvement in civic affairs; he was |
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a keen sports fan, rooting for the SMU Mustangs, the Dallas Cowboys, |
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and the San Antonio Spurs; above all else, he delighted in the time |
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he spent sharing meals and traveling with his family and friends; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Bruce Collins lived a full and generous life |
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surrounded by those he loved, and he will forever hold a treasured |
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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 Bruce Livingston |
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Collins Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives and many |
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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 Bruce |
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Collins. |