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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly a |
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cause for celebration, and August Pahmiyer marked this special |
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milestone on August 26, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Karnes City in 1921, Mr. Pahmiyer |
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answered his nation's call to duty during World War II, joining |
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the United States Army in 1942; he served with the 681st and 821st |
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Tank Destroyer Battalions and with the U.S. Army Military Police; |
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in the course of his duties, he participated in the Allied |
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invasion of Europe, going ashore at Omaha Beach in Normandy 20 |
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days after D-Day, and serving as a rifleman and supply truck |
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driver until the surrender of Nazi Germany in May 1945; in |
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recognition of his valiant service in Normandy, Northern France, |
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Rhineland, and Central Europe, he was awarded four Bronze Stars; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Pahmiyer settled in Brenham |
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and worked at Appel Motors for nearly four decades; he and his |
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wife, the former Ella Schulz, shared a rewarding marriage that |
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spanned 32 years before her passing in 1978; his family also |
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includes his daughter, Janet Long, and stepson, Clarence Gerke; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In commemoration of his centennial birthday, |
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Washington County designated August 26 as August Pahmiyer Day, |
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which included a Drive-by and Wave event and a gathering at |
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St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall in |
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Brenham; in addition, a tribute by the Patriot Guard Riders of |
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East Texas took place at the Atria Copeland senior living |
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community in Tyler, where Mr. Pahmiyer has resided since earlier |
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in 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, August Pahmiyer has earned the admiration and |
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affection of countless people over the past century, and it is |
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truly a pleasure to honor him for having joined an elite group of |
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Texans who can look back on 100 years of meaningful achievements; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate August Pahmiyer on his |
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100th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Pahmiyer as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |