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1	1	H.R. No. 2196
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Residents of Kerrville lost a beloved neighbor and
6	6	admired community leader with the passing of Edwin R. Carseth on
7	7	April 26, 2009, at the age of 89; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born on October 30, 1919, to Arthur and Elsie Roehr
9	9	Carseth in Chicago, Edwin Carseth attended Wilbur Wright Junior
10	10	College and Northwestern University; he answered his nation's call
11	11	to duty with service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II
12	12	and conducted supply flights over the Himalaya Mountains in the
13	13	China-Burma-India theater; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Mr. Carseth joined the air force reserves after the
15	15	war and continued to serve until 1957; during his years in uniform,
16	16	he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, the
17	17	American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with
18	18	four Bronze Service Stars, and the World War II Victory Medal;
19	19	drawing on his aviation experience, he became a flight examiner for
20	20	the Federal Aviation Administration and founded the Aviation
21	21	Division of the Outboard Marine Corporation, serving as the
22	22	company's chief pilot for nearly four decades; and
23	23	WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Carseth enjoyed the love
24	24	and support of his wife, the former Margaret Walls, with whom he
25	25	shared more than 50 years of marriage; the couple had one daughter,
26	26	Suzette, who passed away in 1982; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Mr. Carseth and his family lived in Wisconsin for a
28	28	number of years, where he was active in many community
29	29	organizations, serving as a charter member of the Milwaukee Chapter
30	30	of the Quiet Birdmen Association and the Kiwanis Golden K of Elm
31	31	Grove, as well as being a member of the American Legion, Disabled
32	32	American Veterans, and the Elks Club of Milwaukee; after he and Mrs.
33	33	Carseth relocated to Kerrville in 1987, he helped charter the Hill
34	34	Country Chapter of the Retired Officers Association and started the
35	35	Kerrville Quiet Birdmen Hangar; moreover, he volunteered at the
36	36	Kerrville VA hospital through Kiwanis and was a member of Notre Dame
37	37	Catholic Church; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Edwin Carseth lived a full and purposeful life, and
39	39	though he will be deeply missed, his legacy of service to his
40	40	country and his community will long resonate in the hearts of all
41	41	those fortunate enough to have known him; now, therefore, be it
42	42	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
43	43	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Edwin R. Carseth and
44	44	extend sincere sympathy to his wife, Margaret Carseth, and to his
45	45	other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
46	46	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
47	47	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
48	48	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Edwin
49	49	Carseth.
50	50	Hilderbran
51	51	______________________________
52	52	Speaker of the House
53	53	I certify that H.R. No. 2196 was unanimously adopted by a
54	54	rising vote of the House on May 25, 2009.
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Chief Clerk of the House