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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of an esteemed community leader drew to a |
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close with the passing of former Benbrook City Council member |
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Ronald Joseph Sauma on August 5, 2020, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Brooklyn, New York, Ron Sauma was born on |
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August 2, 1937, to Rudolpho and Marguerite Sauma; he served his |
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country proudly as a member of the United States Navy during the |
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Korean War, and he was stationed aboard the destroyer USS Johnston |
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as a radarman; after returning stateside, he wed the love of his |
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life, Marie Moore, in 1962, beginning a marriage that would span |
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nearly six decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Sauma worked as a brewery warehouse supervisor |
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for the Miller Brewing Company, beginning his career in New York |
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before relocating to Texas; following his retirement after 40 years |
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with the company, he became an active and engaged member of the |
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Benbrook community and enjoyed volunteering for such groups as |
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4PAWS, the Benbrook Lions Club, and the Benbrook Citizens on |
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Patrol, as well as at the local Veterans Administration Outpatient |
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Clinic and at the Cardiac Rehab Center at Texas Health Harris |
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Methodist Hospital Fort Worth; he was a recipient of the |
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President's Volunteer Service Award in recognition of his more than |
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12,000 hours of volunteer work; and |
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WHEREAS, From 2001 to 2019, Mr. Sauma greatly benefited his |
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fellow citizens as the Place 7 representative on the Benbrook City |
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Council; over the course of his tenure, Benbrook was honored with |
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multiple Voice of the People awards, which are given to communities |
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with the highest rated municipal services in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Sauma treasured his family; he |
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was the devoted father of two children, Donna and George, and he was |
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further blessed with two grandchildren, Anthony and Madelyn, who |
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were his pride and joy; when not at work, he enjoyed taking cruises |
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to the Caribbean with his wife, watching westerns, trying his luck |
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at casinos, and cheering on his granddaughter at her dance |
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competitions; and |
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WHEREAS, Ron Sauma was a pillar of his community, a loving |
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family man, and a dear friend to many, and the generosity and |
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integrity with which he lived his life will forever inspire all who |
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had the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ronald Joseph Sauma |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Marie Sauma; to his children, Donna Sauma and her husband, |
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Brian, and George Sauma; to his grandchildren, Anthony Sauma and |
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Madelyn Hayden; to his sister, Darlene Kalil; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; and, 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 Ron Sauma. |