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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 59
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In Memory |
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of |
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Alvin Boenker III |
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Alvin Henry |
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Boenker III were deeply saddened by his death on March 29, 2024, |
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at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Fort Worth, Al Boenker was born on |
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October 7, 1949, and he attended Castleberry High School; he |
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married the love of his life, Sue, on December 5, 1970, and the |
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couple shared a fulfilling union that spanned five decades before |
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her passing; they became the proud parents of two children, Al |
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and Ashley, and later welcomed into their treasured family seven |
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grandchildren, Joelie, Oaklie, Quinlie, Cameron, Cole, Trigger, |
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and the late Al Boenker V; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Boenker established Al Boenker Insurance |
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Agency, Inc., in September 1972, and under his able leadership, |
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the business expanded to include a managing general agency and an |
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insurance company serving Texas; he also founded a corporation in |
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Mexico, and he supported his wife as she built one of the largest |
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Allstate agencies in the nation; in 2022, he stepped down from |
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his corporate responsibilities at ABI/Alinsco and took on the |
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role of chair emeritus; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strong faith, Mr. Boenker enriched the |
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lives of others with his compassion, kindness, and spiritual |
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guidance, and during the holiday season, he shared the gospel on |
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major broadcast networks; and |
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WHEREAS, Al Boenker lived a life that was rich in personal |
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and professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of |
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inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Alvin Henry |
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Boenker III and extend sincere condolences to the members of |
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his family: to his son, Al Boenker IV, and his wife, Gloria; to |
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his daughter, Ashley Osborn, and her husband, Byron; to his |
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grandchildren, Joelie, Oaklie, Quinlie, Cameron, Cole, and |
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Trigger; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be |
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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 Alvin Henry Boenker III. |
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King |
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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 June 1, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |