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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Erby |
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Glenn Eikner of Tyler, who passed away on October 28, 2022, at the |
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age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Tyler, Erby Eikner was born on |
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October 14, 1949, to Erby and Brownie Gertrude Eikner; he graduated |
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from John Tyler High School and attended Stephen F. Austin State |
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University, where he received his bachelor of business |
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administration degree; he went on to enjoy a rewarding career as |
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business manager of Maddox Air Conditioning and retired after 32 |
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years of service; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Eikner gave back to his community through his |
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active involvement in the Tyler-Rose City Kiwanis Club; as a member |
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of the Kiwanis, he held many roles at the local, division, district, |
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and international levels of the organization; he also served as |
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president of the board of directors at Camp Tyler, an outdoor |
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learning program for youth, and volunteered his time at St. Mary |
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Magdalene Catholic Church's food pantry; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, Mr. Eikner enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, Francine, their two children, |
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Stephanie and Matthew, and their grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Erby Eikner led a rich and purposeful life centered |
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around his family and his community, and he will forever be |
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remembered with great admiration and affection by all who were |
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fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Erby Glenn Eikner and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Francine |
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Eikner; to his daughter, Stephanie Lassanske, and her husband, Tom; |
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to his son, Matthew Eikner, and his wife, Tammy; to his brother, |
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Conny Eikner, and his wife, Mary; to his grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren; and to his many other relatives and friends; |
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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 Erby Eikner. |