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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 297
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In Memory |
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William Tynan |
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of William Patrick |
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Tynan of Lubbock were deeply saddened by his death on March 4, |
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2025, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Isabel and Patrick Tynan, Bill Tynan |
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was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 27, 1942, and he grew up |
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with the companionship of two brothers, Desmond and Gerald; he |
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graduated from St. Mary's High School in Somers, New York, and |
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went on to earn a degree in history and English from Siena College |
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in Loudonville, New York; answering his nation's call to duty, he |
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was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army in 1966, and he |
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served in Vietnam before commanding an Air Defense Artillery |
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battery in Okinawa, Japan; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life in 1972, Mr. Tynan |
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accepted a position at the El Paso Chamber of Commerce, where he |
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helped to connect veterans to jobs and served as a communications |
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manager and editor of the El Paso Today magazine; he joined Reese |
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Air Force Base the following year and oversaw the media |
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activities for the Crown Prince of Iran's flight training in |
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Lubbock; he remained with the base for more than two decades and |
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rose to the rank of chief of public affairs, and after its |
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closure, he became chief of media relations and internal |
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information at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio; he retired |
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from civil service and returned to Lubbock in 1999; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tynan played an instrumental role in |
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establishing the Lubbock Emergency Communication District, and |
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he served on the agency's board of managers from 1986 to 2019; he |
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was also a founding board member of the Vietnam archive at Texas |
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Tech University as well as an active volunteer with the American |
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Red Cross; a lifelong sports enthusiast, he supported Texas Tech |
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University athletics and wrote for Red Raider Sports magazine and |
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the Associated Press; he was also a sports and oral historian for |
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the Southwest Collection; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Tynan enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, the former Mary Alice Brown, with whom he |
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shared a rewarding 54-year marriage; he took great pride in his |
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children, Patricia and Brendan, and grandchildren, Sloane and |
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Siobhan; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Bill Tynan |
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will remember the way he touched their lives with his warmth, |
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wit, and generosity, and he will forever hold a treasured place |
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in their hearts; 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 life of William Patrick |
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Tynan and extend sincere condolences to his family and many |
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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 |
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this day, it do so in memory of Bill Tynan. |
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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 March 24, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |