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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 William Patrick Tynan |
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of Lubbock were deeply saddened by his death on March 4, 2025, at |
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the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Isabel and Patrick Tynan, Bill Tynan was |
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born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 27, 1942, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of two brothers, Desmond and Gerald; he graduated |
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from St. Mary's High School in Somers, New York, and went on to earn |
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a degree in history and English from Siena College in Loudonville, |
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New York; answering his nation's call to duty, he was commissioned |
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as an officer in the U.S. Army in 1966, and he served in Vietnam |
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before commanding an Air Defense Artillery battery in Okinawa, |
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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 activities |
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for the Crown Prince of Iran's flight training in Lubbock; he |
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remained with the base for more than two decades and rose to the |
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rank of chief of public affairs, and after its closure, he became |
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chief of media relations and internal information at Randolph Air |
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Force Base in San Antonio; he retired from civil service and |
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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 he |
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served on the agency's board of managers from 1986 to 2019; he was |
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also a founding board member of the Vietnam archive at Texas Tech |
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University as well as an active volunteer with the American Red |
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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 and |
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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 will |
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remember the way he touched their lives with his warmth, wit, and |
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generosity, and he will forever hold a treasured place in their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of William Patrick Tynan and extend |
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sincere condolences to his family and many friends; and, be it |
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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 Bill Tynan. |