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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 435
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In Memory |
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of |
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Stephen K. Balas |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Stephen K. Balas, who died April 20, |
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2021, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, Steve Balas was born on February 20, 1946, in |
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Lindsay, California, and his family moved to Texas when he was a |
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young child; at the age of six, he met Linda Thomas, and the two |
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remained friends and sweethearts throughout their school years |
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and were later joined together in marriage; Steve graduated from |
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Eagle Lake High School in 1964 and went on to earn a degree in |
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pharmacy from The University of Texas at Austin in 1969; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected pillar of the Eagle Lake community, he |
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enjoyed a rewarding career as the owner and operator of the Eagle |
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Lake Drug Store; he fostered a warm and welcoming atmosphere for |
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his family of employees, and he was known for brightening the |
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days of the many loyal customers he served with his friendly |
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demeanor and personable conversations; through the help of his |
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father-in-law, he learned about growing rice, and he became a |
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knowledgeable and successful rice farmer; and |
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WHEREAS, Steve took great pleasure in serving his |
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community, and he gave generously of his time as a member of the |
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boards of numerous civic, professional, and charitable |
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organizations; he was appointed to the Lower Colorado River |
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Authority by Governor Perry, and he was a member of the Colorado |
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River Alliance and the Colorado River Land Trust; and |
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WHEREAS, Steve Balas was the devoted father of the late |
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Renee Balas Bullard and the late Brian Thomas Balas, and he |
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cherished his two grandsons, Trevor Thomas Bullard and Brandon |
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Bullard; he found great joy in traveling the world with his wife |
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and in entertaining friends and loved ones at their homes in |
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Eagle Lake and the Vineyard; he was a treasured member of his |
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community and an exemplary citizen, and he leaves behind memories |
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that will live on in the hearts of his many friends and loved |
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ones; now, 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 Stephen K. Balas; 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 Steve Balas. |
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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 May 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 |