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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Alton Raymond Samsel of Pleasanton on August 8, 2020, at |
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the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Otto and Ida Samsel, Ray Samsel was born |
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in Von Ormy on September 28, 1938; he served in the U.S. Navy as an |
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electronics technician aboard a repair ship; after four years in |
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the military, he went on to earn a bachelor's degree in physics from |
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St. Mary's University while working at Kelly Air Force Base; over |
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the course of a career that spanned 42 years, he was employed as a |
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physicist, lab supervisor, project engineer, program manager, and |
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supervisor in the Avionics Intermediate Support Repair Program; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Samsel shared a rewarding marriage of 25 years |
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with his wife, Sue; he took great pride in a fine family that |
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included his 4 children, Donna, Roger, Gary, and Susan, and 2 |
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stepchildren, Matt and Lisa, as well as 15 grandchildren and |
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step-grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; benefiting his |
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community, he served on Pleasanton's Charter Review Committee and |
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Planning and Zoning Commission; he helped shape the city's master |
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plan, and as a member of a long-range planning committee, he worked |
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to develop the successful 2015 Pleasanton ISD school bond package; |
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moreover, he served on the Atascosa County Early Voting Ballot |
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Board; in recent years, he and his wife were very active with |
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assisting stray and surrendered pets as members of Atascosa Animal |
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Allies; and |
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WHEREAS, Ray Samsel made a meaningful difference in the lives |
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of his loved ones and fellow citizens alike, and he will always be |
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remembered with great affection by those he left behind; now, |
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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 life of Alton Raymond Samsel |
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and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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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 Ray Samsel. |