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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Colonel Jay O. Brewer, the beloved "voice" of the |
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Fightin' Texas Aggie Band, retired after 40 years of service as the |
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band's senior associate director and announcer on April 30, 2021; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Channelview, Jay Brewer enrolled at |
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Texas A&M University and joined the Aggie Band as a trombone player |
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in 1977; he went on to earn a bachelor's degree in mechanized |
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agriculture, and on his graduation day in 1981, he was contacted by |
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Aggie Band director Joe T. Haney and asked to join his staff; |
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Colonel Brewer later continued his studies at Sam Houston State |
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University before obtaining his master's degree in music education |
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at VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois; and |
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WHEREAS, As the band's senior associate director, Colonel |
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Brewer charted drills, taught music, counseled band cadets, and |
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oversaw the maintenance of instruments; his most memorable role, |
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however, was announcing the band during all halftime drills, when |
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he delivered the iconic words, "Now forming at the north end of Kyle |
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Field, the nationally famous Fightin' Texas Aggie Band"; over the |
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course of his career, he served as a mentor to numerous young men |
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and women and made a profound difference in many lives; and |
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WHEREAS, Colonel Brewer was recognized with the 2002 |
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President's Meritorious Service Award and with the 2006 John J. |
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Koldus III Faculty and Staff Achievement Award; in 2017, he retired |
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from the Texas State Guard, where Aggie Band directors serve, and |
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was given honorary reserve status; he finished out his final season |
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as the Aggie Band announcer in the fall of 2020; and |
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WHEREAS, While it is difficult to imagine the halftime |
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performances of the Aggie Band without Jay Brewer, he played an |
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immeasurable role in furthering the organization's tradition of |
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excellence, and his contributions will continue to resonate in the |
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years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Colonel Jay O. Brewer on the |
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occasion of his retirement as senior associate director and |
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announcer for the Aggie Band at Texas A&M University and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Colonel Brewer as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Raney |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1466 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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