H.R. No. 2196
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of Kerrville lost a beloved neighbor and
admired community leader with the passing of Edwin R. Carseth on
April 26, 2009, at the age of 89; and
WHEREAS, Born on October 30, 1919, to Arthur and Elsie Roehr
Carseth in Chicago, Edwin Carseth attended Wilbur Wright Junior
College and Northwestern University; he answered his nation's call
to duty with service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II
and conducted supply flights over the Himalaya Mountains in the
China-Burma-India theater; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Carseth joined the air force reserves after the
war and continued to serve until 1957; during his years in uniform,
he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, the
American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with
four Bronze Service Stars, and the World War II Victory Medal;
drawing on his aviation experience, he became a flight examiner for
the Federal Aviation Administration and founded the Aviation
Division of the Outboard Marine Corporation, serving as the
company's chief pilot for nearly four decades; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Carseth enjoyed the love
and support of his wife, the former Margaret Walls, with whom he
shared more than 50 years of marriage; the couple had one daughter,
Suzette, who passed away in 1982; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Carseth and his family lived in Wisconsin for a
number of years, where he was active in many community
organizations, serving as a charter member of the Milwaukee Chapter
of the Quiet Birdmen Association and the Kiwanis Golden K of Elm
Grove, as well as being a member of the American Legion, Disabled
American Veterans, and the Elks Club of Milwaukee; after he and Mrs.
Carseth relocated to Kerrville in 1987, he helped charter the Hill
Country Chapter of the Retired Officers Association and started the
Kerrville Quiet Birdmen Hangar; moreover, he volunteered at the
Kerrville VA hospital through Kiwanis and was a member of Notre Dame
Catholic Church; and
WHEREAS, Edwin Carseth lived a full and purposeful life, and
though he will be deeply missed, his legacy of service to his
country and his community will long resonate in the hearts of all
those fortunate enough to have known him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Edwin R. Carseth and
extend sincere sympathy to his wife, Margaret Carseth, and to his
other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Edwin
Carseth.
Hilderbran
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2196 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 25, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House