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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 377
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In Memory |
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of |
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Adolph Ernest Crixell |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Adolph Ernest Crixell, who died |
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September 18, 2018, at the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, Adolph Crixell was born on October 6, 1940, in |
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Brownsville, to the union of Vicente Crixell Jr. and Gloria |
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Cardoza Crixell, members of a pioneering Brownsville family; and |
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WHEREAS, Adolph demonstrated a commitment to serving |
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others at a young age, and he was a student council president in |
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middle school and in high school; he was a talented musician, and |
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he graduated with honors from high school before earning a degree |
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in pharmacy from The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, He enjoyed a successful career of more than 50 |
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years as a pharmacist; he served as a clinic pharmacist for Nix |
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Health in San Antonio, as a sales representative for Abbott |
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Laboratories, and as a community pharmacist in Brownsville; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Crixell was active in a number of professional |
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and civic organizations, including the Brownsville Jaycees and |
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the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce; he served with distinction |
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as chair of the Brownsville Planning and Zoning Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, He and his beloved wife, Gloria A. Crixell, were |
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blessed with a wonderful family; his daughter, Annette Camacho, |
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his stepchildren, Albert Zepeda and the late Christine Zepeda |
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Ramirez, and his grandchildren were a source of much pride and |
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joy for him; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and generosity, he |
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gave unselfishly to others, and his enthusiasm for living each |
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day to the fullest will not be forgotten by those who were |
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privileged to share in his life; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, |
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and he leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by |
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his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Adolph Ernest Crixell; 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 Adolph Crixell. |
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Lucio |
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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 12, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |