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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Glen W. Rosier, who passed away on April 6, 2019, at the age of |
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82; and |
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WHEREAS, The youngest child of George and Reatha Rosier, Glen |
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Rosier was born in Bryan on November 8, 1936, and he grew up with 10 |
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siblings, Amy, Mackie, Naomi, Rosa, Jim, David, Dick, Sam, Mike, |
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and Sigal; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rosier married the former Mary Ann Lehman in |
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1958, and the couple soon thereafter moved to Baytown, where |
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Mr. Rosier worked for the Texas Department of Public Safety's |
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Highway Patrol Division for a few years; he went on to enjoy a long |
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and rewarding career with the Baytown Police Department, serving in |
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patrol, in crime prevention, and as a detective; he also taught |
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firearms classes for women and built a firing range that officers |
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still use today; he retired from the department in 1992; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all, Mr. Rosier cherished time spent with his |
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family; over the course of a marriage that spanned six decades, he |
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and his wife became the parents of three children, Gerry, Dian, and |
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Lisa, who preceded her father in death; the family enjoyed many |
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wonderful years at the home that Mr. Rosier built on Lake Ivanhoe in |
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Tyler County; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strong faith, he loved to lead |
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congregational singing, and he served as a deacon at Emmanuel |
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Baptist Church in Doucette; moreover, he volunteered for several |
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years with the Texas Baptist Men's disaster relief ministries; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Glen Rosier brings immeasurable |
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sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that |
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will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Glen W. Rosier and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to his many relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Glen |
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Rosier. |