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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 133
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In Memory |
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James Dreyer |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Brenham in mourning the loss of James "Leroy" Dreyer, |
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who died January 30, 2021, at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Leroy Dreyer was an exemplary citizen and a |
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dedicated educator whose work as a coach and athletic director at |
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Blinn College had a positive impact on the Brenham community and |
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on the lives of countless student athletes; and |
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WHEREAS, He was born on February 9, 1930, in Brenham; he |
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was a standout athlete at Brenham High School and became the |
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first junior college All-American football player at Blinn |
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College, where he lettered in basketball and baseball; he went on |
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to earn a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston and a |
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master's degree from Sam Houston State University; and |
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WHEREAS, While attending Blinn College, he met June |
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Whiddon, the love of his life, and they enjoyed 70 years of |
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marriage together; they were blessed with three children, Janet |
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Dreyer, Joan Dreyer Koonce, and the late James Leroy Dreyer Jr.; |
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his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren were a source of |
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much pride and joy for him; and |
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WHEREAS, He joined the athletic faculty at Blinn College in |
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1958 as an assistant football coach, and he became the head |
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baseball coach the following year; he was soon promoted to |
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athletic director, and under his leadership, one of the most |
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successful junior college athletic programs in the country was |
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created; and |
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WHEREAS, He continued to serve for 27 years as the head |
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baseball coach and led his teams to five appearances in the |
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National Junior College Athletic Association World Series; he |
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was named the Texas Junior College Coach of the Year 12 times; in |
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recognition of his many contributions to Blinn Athletics, the |
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college named its baseball facility Leroy Dreyer Field in his |
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honor; in 2017, he was inducted into the American Baseball |
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Coaches Association Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Leroy Dreyer was a devoted husband, father, and |
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grandfather, and he will long be remembered with respect and |
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admiration by all who were privileged to share in his life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of James Leroy Dreyer; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Leroy Dreyer. |
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Kolkhorst |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 11, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |