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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of George Sampson Nalle III, a |
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distinguished Texas veteran, businessman, and preservationist, |
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who died on January 9, 2025, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on September 13, 1945, in Baltimore, George |
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Nalle was raised in West Lake Hills near Austin; he graduated |
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from Saint Stephen's Episcopal School in 1963 and went on to earn |
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a bachelor's degree in business administration from The |
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University of Texas at Austin, where he participated in the |
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Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his graduation, Mr. Nalle began |
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serving in the United States Army, and he completed officer |
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training at Fort Devens in Massachusetts before being stationed |
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at Torii Station in Okinawa, Japan; while he worked in military |
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intelligence supporting United States efforts during the Vietnam |
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War, he and his wife, Carole, embraced the culture and history of |
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Japan and formed many memories and personal interests that |
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remained lasting influences in both of their lives; and |
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WHEREAS, After concluding his military service having |
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earned the rank of first lieutenant, Mr. Nalle joined the family |
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business, Nalle Plastics; he later transitioned to a successful |
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career in commercial real estate, and he was instrumental in |
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developing the Treemont neighborhood in Austin; he took |
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particular pride in the creation of Heritage Square, a group of |
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eight historic homes from throughout the state that he relocated |
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and restored to serve as office spaces and for which he and Carole |
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received a Preservation Austin Award; and |
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WHEREAS, An accomplished history enthusiast, Mr. Nalle |
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had a special interest in Japanese art and was recognized |
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throughout the state as an expert on swords and samurai culture; |
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his dedication to historical preservation was also reflected in |
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his service on the boards of the Heritage Society of Austin, the |
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Austin History Center, and the Knights of the Symphony; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime member of the Rotary Club of Austin, |
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Mr. Nalle especially valued his service on the scholarship |
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committee working with and awarding grants to promising young |
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students; he was a member of Saint David's Episcopal Church and |
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enjoyed the time he spent serving as an usher during Sunday |
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services; and |
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WHEREAS, George was a devoted husband to his cherished |
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wife of 56 years, the late Carole Gasaway Nalle, and he was a |
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loving father to their children, Brian Nalle and Karey Oddo; his |
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four grandchildren enriched his life immeasurably, and he leaves |
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behind countless memories that will be forever treasured by his |
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many loved ones and friends and by all who were privileged to |
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share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of George Sampson Nalle III; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of George Nalle. |