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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Mason County lost a beloved resident |
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with the death of G. Stanley Toeppich on February 2, 2021, at the |
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age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to O. A. and Nell Toeppich on June 20, 1933, in |
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Mason, Stanley Toeppich graduated from Mason High School in 1951; |
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he attended Tarleton State University for two years before |
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enlisting in the U.S. Army, and he later returned to college to earn |
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a degree in agricultural education from Texas A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, After teaching vocational agriculture for a couple |
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of years in San Saba, Mr. Toeppich joined the USDA Soil |
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Conservation Service, where he worked for nearly three decades; in |
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1990, he retired to his ranch in Mason County and went on to raise an |
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abundance of champion steers and heifers; an expert marksman, he |
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was on the rifle team during his time in the military, and he |
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continued to hone his skills throughout his life, taking down a |
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17-point buck at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Toeppich served on the |
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board of the Mason County Soil and Water Conservation District for a |
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quarter of a century; moreover, he was elected as the Mason County |
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commissioner for Precinct 3 in January 2001, an office he held until |
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December 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Toeppich shared a rewarding union with his wife, |
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Carolyn, whom he married on November 26, 1955; he took great pride |
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in his three children, Scott, Bruce, and Caryl, and with the passing |
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years, he had the privilege of seeing his family grow to include |
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four grandchildren, Steven, Stuart, Mary, and Shelby, and four |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Stanley Toeppich brings |
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immeasurable sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a |
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record of service that will long be treasured by all those who held |
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him dear; 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 G. Stanley Toeppich |
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and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; 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 Stanley |
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Toeppich. |