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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Gerard Johan Evenwel |
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Jr. of Mount Pleasant were deeply saddened by his passing on |
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September 4, 2021, at the age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Gerard Johan Evenwel Sr. and Sara Leaman |
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Evenwel, Gerry Evenwel was born on February 23, 1945, in Lancaster, |
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Pennsylvania; he received most of his formal schooling at the |
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International School of Brussels and went on to graduate from |
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Institut Montana, a mountaintop boarding school outside Zug, |
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Switzerland, becoming fluent in several languages; he then returned |
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to Lancaster to attend Franklin & Marshall College and graduated in |
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1967; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Evenwel enjoyed a rewarding career in human |
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resources, working for Montgomery Ward, Caterpillar, and Pilgrim's |
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Pride; he immersed himself in civic life by joining several |
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community organizations and by attending local board and council |
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meetings, and he was a member of First Baptist Church of Mount |
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Pleasant; in his free time, he enjoyed playing bridge and had |
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recently joined the Three Oaks Canasta Club; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Evenwel benefited from the |
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love and support of his wife, Sue, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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55-year marriage; he took great pride in his two children, Gerard |
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Evenwel III and the late Stephanie Ann Daujatas, and over the years, |
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he had the pleasure of welcoming six grandchildren and one |
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great-granddaughter into the family; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Gerry Evenwel is deeply missed, those who |
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held him dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness he |
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brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Gerard Johan |
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Evenwel Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Sue Evenwel; to his brother, John Arie Evenwel, |
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and his wife, Patricia; to his son, Gerard J. Evenwel III, and his |
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wife, Kay; to his grandsons, Gerard J. Evenwel IV and his wife, |
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Jordan, and Zachary, Nicholas, and John Evenwel; to his |
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granddaughters, Deanna and Danielle Daujatas; to his |
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great-granddaughter, Gwyneth Mae Evenwel; and to his other |
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relatives and many friends; and, 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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of Gerry Evenwel. |