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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 280
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In Memory |
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Eugene Holmes |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Eugene |
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Millard Holmes Jr. of Grand Saline, who passed away on February |
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25, 2021, at the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Eugene Holmes Sr. and Jeanette Holmes, |
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Gene Holmes was born in San Angelo, and he grew up on a ranch with |
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his siblings, helping to raise cattle, sheep, goats, cotton, and |
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maize; he attended high school in Iraan and graduated as |
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valedictorian of his class; and |
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WHEREAS, After completing his master's degree in dairy |
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science at Texas A&M University, Mr. Holmes was employed as a |
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federal dairy inspector in Minnesota; he subsequently moved back |
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to Texas and worked for Marathon Oil before returning to |
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agriculture, operating a dairy farm in Sulphur Springs and |
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serving for two decades as a dairy inspector for the Texas |
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Department of Health; in retirement, he moved to his farm in |
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Grand Saline, where he enjoyed raising animals and growing |
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vegetables to sell at Dallas markets; he and his family |
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established a successful community-supported agriculture group |
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and provided certified organic produce to many loyal customers; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Holmes was the proud father of five children, |
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Analiese, Christina, Joed, James, and Timothy, and he was |
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eventually blessed with nine grandchildren; he read to all of |
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them when they were young, ensuring that they developed good |
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language skills, and he always inscribed their birthday cards |
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with wise and encouraging messages; the devoted husband of Teresa |
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Fabiola, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Cynthia |
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Holmes; he was a man of deep faith, and as a young man, he worked |
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with The Navigators discipleship ministry; through the years, he |
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loved to memorize scripture, and he inspired his family to read |
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the Bible and follow its tenets; moreover, he was an enthusiastic |
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fan of Aggie football and attended every home game; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Gene Holmes is greatly missed, he has |
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left his family and friends with many cherished memories, and he |
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will forever hold a special place in their hearts; 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 pay tribute to the life of Eugene Millard |
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Holmes Jr. and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, |
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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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Eugene Millard Holmes Jr. |
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Hughes, Hall |
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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 April 19, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |