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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 558
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In Memory |
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Julius E. Fambry |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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death of Julius E. Fambry of The Colony on September 16, 2018, at |
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the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Emil and Marie Fambry, "Dewey" Fambry |
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was born in Ohio on October 21, 1932, and grew up with three |
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siblings, Alice, Charles, and Loretta; he and his wife, Rosa Anna |
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Fambry, shared a rewarding marriage that spanned 61 years until |
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her passing, and he was the loving father of two daughters, Judi |
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and Janet; later in life, he had the pleasure of welcoming into |
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his family three grandchildren, Shane, Jeremy, and Chase, and a |
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great-grandchild, Gunnar; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fambry enlisted in the United States Army in |
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1949 and fought bravely in Vietnam, earning the Bronze Star and |
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two Purple Hearts; in 1970, he retired at the rank of first |
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sergeant following two decades of dedicated service; upon |
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returning to civilian life, he joined Lincoln Technical |
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Institute in Indianapolis, where he was quickly promoted to |
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director and transferred to Texas to run the Dallas campus; after |
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many years as a technical educator, he owned and operated an auto |
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repair business; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud veteran, Mr. Fambry was a founder and |
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first commander of the American Legion Holley-Riddle Post No. 21, |
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and he played a leading role in creating the Veterans Memorial at |
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The Colony Five Star Complex; he was a life member of the VFW, the |
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Masons, Demolay, the American Legion, and the Military Order of |
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the Purple Heart, and in 2011, he received the Congressional |
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Veteran Commendation from United States Representative Michael |
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Burgess; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fambry was also a highly competitive |
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triathlete and marathoner, and he competed in three Duathlon |
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World Championships, including one in the French city of Calais; |
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he was active at The Colony Senior Center, where he taught |
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computer skills, and he often enjoyed a beer in his garage while |
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listening to Austrian polka music; and |
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WHEREAS, A man with boundless energy and a mischievous |
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spirit, Dewey Fambry devoted his life to his family, his |
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community, and his nation, and he leaves behind a legacy that |
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will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Julius E. Fambry |
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and extend sincere condolences to his 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Julius E. Fambry. |
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Fallon, Nelson |
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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 April 9, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |