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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.) Dennis H. Boerner of College |
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Station on November 19, 2016, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Fred and Mary Boerner, Dennis Boerner was |
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born on January 10, 1935, in Orange Grove and grew up with a |
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brother, Fred, and a sister, Evelyn; after graduating from Orange |
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Grove High School, he earned a bachelor's degree in business from |
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St. Mary's University, and he later received a master's degree in |
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business administration from the George Washington University; in |
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1956, he answered his nation's call to duty and joined the United |
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States Army, serving as an artillery officer, an aviator, and a |
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nuclear chemical target analyst; during his exemplary 30-year |
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military career, he was twice deployed to Vietnam, and his |
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additional overseas tours included stints in Germany and Korea; |
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after returning stateside, he proudly served at the Pentagon; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan retired from the army in 1986, |
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having garnered the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star |
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Medal with oak leaf cluster, and the Republic of Vietnam Cross of |
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Gallantry; he went on to build with his own hands a beautiful home |
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among the pine trees of East Texas, where he enjoyed rebuilding |
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antique cars in his spare time and served the community in numerous |
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ways, including as a volunteer with the Right to Life movement and |
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as an active member of the Republican Party, both as a candidate and |
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as a strong supporter of fellow conservative candidates; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Boerner was joined in matrimony to the former |
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Margaret "Maggie" Humes, and they shared a rewarding marriage that |
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spanned nearly six decades; over the years, the couple had the |
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pleasure of watching their family grow to include four children, |
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Kelly Kastner and her husband, David, Monica Boerner, Connie |
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Bingham and her husband, Michael, and Benedict Boerner and his |
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wife, Denise, as well as nine grandchildren, Megan, Chris, |
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Marshall, Alyson, Rachel, Ryan, Reagan, Chloe, and Marshall, and |
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four great-grandchildren, Bryn, Bristol, Brody, and Caroline; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his faith, his family, and his |
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country, Dennis Boerner lived a life that was rich in the |
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intangibles that matter most, and he leaves behind a record of |
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service that will continue to inspire all those who had the good |
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fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dennis H. Boerner and extend |
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sincere condolences to all who 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Dennis Boerner. |