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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 300
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In Memory |
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Lamar Lewis |
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Lamar Oslin Lewis of |
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Temple were deeply saddened by his death on March 9, 2025, at the |
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age of 71; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Benny Lee and Wilma Lewis, Lamar Lewis |
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was born on January 17, 1954, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of three siblings, Benny, Russell, and Penelope; |
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after graduating from Academy High School in 1972, he attended |
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Temple Junior College, and he received a bachelor's degree in |
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political science from Baylor University in 1976; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lewis enjoyed a rewarding 33-year career as |
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an educator, coach, and athletic director at a number of Texas |
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public schools; following his retirement from Bandera High in |
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2013, he served as district director in the office of State |
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Representative Hugh Shine, and he ran for a seat in the Texas |
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Senate in 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Lewis benefited from |
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the love and support of his wife, Colleen, with whom he shared a |
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fulfilling marriage that spanned five decades; he took great |
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pride in his three children, Lindsay, Lauren, and Lamar, and over |
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the years, he welcomed into his family seven grandchildren, |
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Dobie, Hazel, Bonnie, Doris, Penelope, Brazos, and Birdy; and |
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WHEREAS, While his loss is difficult to bear, Lamar Lewis |
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leaves behind numerous friends and loved ones whose lives are far |
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richer for having known him, and he will always hold a treasured |
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place 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 memory of Lamar Oslin |
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Lewis and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Doris Colleen Tomlin Lewis; to his wife's parents, |
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Walter and Doris Tomlin; to his brothers, Benny Frank Lewis and |
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his wife, Pamela, and Russell Lewis and his wife, Cassandra; to |
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his children, Lindsay Penelope Illich and her husband, Craig, |
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Lauren Elizabeth Brisbin and her husband, Robert, and Lamar |
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Tomlin Lewis and his wife, Emily; to his grandchildren, Dobie |
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Boone Illich, Hazel Barrett Meister, Bonnie Blue Lewis, Doris Mae |
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Lewis, Penelope Kathryn Brisbin, and Brazos Dabney Lewis; and to |
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his other relatives and 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 Lamar Lewis. |
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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 26, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |