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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Angleton are mourning the loss of David |
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C. Bonnen, who passed away on March 30, 2017, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of C. A. Bonnen and Alice McDonald Bonnen, |
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David Bonnen was born in Houston on January 6, 1936; after |
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graduating from A&M Consolidated High School, he became a proud |
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member of the TAMU Corps of Cadets and went on to complete his law |
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degree at The University of Texas School of Law; he served in the |
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U.S. Army Intelligence Corps, and while stationed in Baltimore for |
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an extended period during the Berlin Wall crisis, he met his future |
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wife, Matina Psoras; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bonnen established a private law practice in |
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Angleton and served as president of the Brazoria County Bar |
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Association; he also served for nine years as Angleton city |
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attorney, and during his tenure, he sued the railroad company for |
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effectively paralyzing traffic by blocking crossings; his victory |
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led to the construction of an overpass that connects the community |
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to the rest of southern Brazoria County; subsequently, he served as |
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municipal court judge for 15 years; throughout his legal career, he |
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upheld an exemplary reputation for honesty and professionalism, and |
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when he retired from the bench, the city proclaimed "David Bonnen |
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Day" and named its new municipal courtroom in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Mr. Bonnen gave |
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generously of his time and expertise as chair of the Angleton Area |
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Emergency Medical Corps and as president of the Angleton Texas A&M |
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Club and the Angleton Lions Club, and he was also active in the |
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Greater Angleton Chamber of Commerce; his devotion to his alma |
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mater led the family to establish two scholarships for A&M |
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students, and he was loyal to his high school classmates as well, |
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attending every reunion with his longtime friends; for many years, |
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he was a valued member of St. Basil's Catholic Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bonnen demonstrated a remarkable work ethic in |
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everything he undertook, and he passed it along to his four children |
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by enlisting them in a variety of projects, from tidying the yard to |
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painting his office; in his free time, he kept up with every Aggie |
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sport and amazed others with his encyclopedic memory of players and |
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scores from decades before; he was also known to indulge, on a |
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regular basis, his notable fondness for sweets; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and an admired civic leader, |
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David Bonnen inspired innumerable people through his integrity and |
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strength of character, and he will forever hold a special place in |
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the hearts of those he left behind; 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 life of David C. Bonnen and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Tina Bonnen; to his children, the Honorable Dr. Greg Bonnen |
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and his wife, Kim, Dr. Mark Bonnen and his wife, Wendy, |
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Dr. Penelope Eleni Bonnen, and the Honorable Dennis Bonnen and his |
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wife, Kim; to his grandchildren, Lindsay, Janae, David, Jessica, |
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Sebastien, Luca, Alexandre, David Jackson, and Gregory; to his |
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sisters, Mary Ann O'Meara, Marty Dixon, and Patsy Boughton; and to |
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his many other relatives and 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 David |
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Bonnen. |