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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 348
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In Memory |
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of |
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Garland Hartman |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Garland Hartman, who died February 8, |
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2017, at the age of 100; and |
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WHEREAS, Garland Hartman was born on May 25, 1916, in |
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Battle Ground, Indiana, to Benjamin and Estella Hartman; he grew |
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up in the farming country of northwest Indiana, where he was a |
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standout high school baseball player, and he went on to earn a |
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degree from Purdue University; and |
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WHEREAS, He had begun a career as a pharmacist, but the |
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imminent onset of World War II inspired him to join the United |
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States Army; he served in the Pacific theater and in postwar |
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Germany, where he worked for the United Nations Relief and |
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Rehabilitation Administration; he went on to serve in the Korean |
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War and in other postings until his retirement in 1967 with the |
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rank of captain; and |
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WHEREAS, While serving in Germany, he met and married the |
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late Erika Becker, and the couple enjoyed many decades of |
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marriage together; they were blessed with two children who were a |
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source of much pride and comfort for him; and |
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WHEREAS, After his military service, he returned to civilian |
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life as a hospital pharmacist; the family lived in Vermont for |
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nearly 20 years before returning to settle in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of loyalty, courage, and compassion, he gave |
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unselfishly to others, and he was noted for his love of animals, |
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language and literature, and sports; he faced adversity with |
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strength and stoicism, and his enthusiasm for living each day to |
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the fullest will not be forgotten by those who were privileged to |
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share in his life; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and |
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grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured |
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forever by his family and friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Garland Hartman; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Garland Hartman. |
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Watson |
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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 March 1, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |