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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 225
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In Memory |
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Cecil Ira Hollingshead |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Cecil |
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Ira Hollingshead of Marshall, who passed away on December 11, |
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2016, at the age of 96; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Mont Belvieu on April 10, 1920, Cecil |
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Hollingshead was the son of Henry and Barsa Hollingshead; he |
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joined the United States Navy in 1938 and was stationed at Pearl |
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Harbor; when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941, he began |
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handing out machine guns, and with his fellow sailors, he |
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succeeded in bringing down two enemy aircraft; he subsequently |
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helped seize Pacific islands for the Allied forces with a |
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squadron of seagoing bombers; highly decorated, he earned the |
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American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, World War II |
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Victory Medal, and, in 1991, the commemorative Pearl Harbor |
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Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hollingshead married the love of his life, the |
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former Beatrice Ruth Schmitz, on October 5, 1945, and they became |
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the parents of four children, James, Paul, Daniel, and Cecilia; |
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through the years, Mr. Hollingshead knew the joy of welcoming |
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into his family 10 grandchildren, Kimberly, Adrienne, Tiffannee, |
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Jared, Jonathon, Harold, Joshua, Jennifer, Stormy, and Holly, as |
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well as 23 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; |
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he and his wife shared a fulfilling marriage of 66 years before |
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her death; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Hollingshead completed his |
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bachelor's degree in mechanical and electrical engineering at |
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the University of Houston; he performed design work for the B-52 |
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bomber while employed by Boeing in Seattle, and in 1956, he |
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relocated to Marshall and embarked on a career with Thiokol that |
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would span nearly three decades; following his retirement, he |
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continued to work as a cattle rancher and custom hay baler; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hollingshead was a devout Catholic, and he |
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served the Knights of Columbus Marshall Council for 57 years; as |
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a nonagenarian, he spent many happy days camping, golfing, and |
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fishing, and shortly before his death, he traveled to Pearl |
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Harbor to participate in the 75th anniversary observance; and |
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WHEREAS, Cecil Hollingshead lived a rich and purposeful |
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life devoted to his family, his faith, and his country, and he |
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leaves behind a legacy that will long be treasured by all those |
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who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Cecil Ira |
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Hollingshead and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his |
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passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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so in memory of Cecil Hollingshead. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 21, 2017, |
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by a rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |