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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 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 was |
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born on January 17, 1954, and he grew up with the companionship of |
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three siblings, Benny, Russell, and Penelope; after graduating from |
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Academy High School in 1972, he attended Temple Junior College, and |
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he received a bachelor's degree in political science from Baylor |
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University in 1976; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lewis enjoyed a rewarding 33-year career as an |
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educator, coach, and athletic director at a number of Texas public |
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schools; following his retirement from Bandera High in 2013, he |
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served as district director in the office of State Representative |
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Hugh Shine, and he ran for a seat in the Texas Senate in 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Lewis benefited from the |
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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 pride |
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in his three children, Lindsay, Lauren, and Lamar, and over the |
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years, he welcomed into his family seven grandchildren, Dobie, |
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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 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lamar Oslin Lewis and extend |
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heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Doris |
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Colleen Tomlin Lewis; to his wife's parents, Walter and Doris |
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Tomlin; to his brothers, Benny Frank Lewis and his wife, Pamela, and |
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Russell Lewis and his wife, Cassandra; to his children, Lindsay |
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Penelope Illich and her husband, Craig, Lauren Elizabeth Brisbin |
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and her husband, Robert, and Lamar Tomlin Lewis and his wife, Emily; |
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to his grandchildren, Dobie Boone Illich, Hazel Barrett Meister, |
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Bonnie Blue Lewis, Doris Mae Lewis, Penelope Kathryn Brisbin, and |
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Brazos Dabney Lewis; and to his other relatives and 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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of Lamar Lewis. |