| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2481 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Friends and family were greatly saddened by the loss |
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| 6 | 6 | | of Hayes H. Bolitho of Holly Lake Ranch, who passed away on April |
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| 7 | 7 | | 21, 2009, at the age of 91; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Bolitho was born on December 22, 1917, to Thomas |
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| 9 | 9 | | and Edna Bolitho in Butte, Montana; he answered his nation's call to |
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| 10 | 10 | | duty with service in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II and |
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| 11 | 11 | | fought in the Philippines until his capture by the Japanese; he |
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| 12 | 12 | | survived two years as a prisoner of war before escaping from a |
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| 13 | 13 | | torpedoed transport ship and taking refuge with Philippine |
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| 14 | 14 | | guerrillas; after returning to the United States, he was presented |
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| 15 | 15 | | with the Purple Heart by Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Bolitho worked for 32 years in |
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| 17 | 17 | | sales and marketing for General Mills, and as he took on new |
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| 18 | 18 | | responsibilities in the company, he and his family lived in several |
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| 19 | 19 | | different cities around the country; he retired in 1981 and settled |
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| 20 | 20 | | in East Texas, where he enjoyed playing golf and reading; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Bolitho enjoyed the love |
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| 22 | 22 | | and support of his wife, Irene, with whom he shared 63 rewarding |
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| 23 | 23 | | years of marriage; the couple were the parents of four daughters, |
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| 24 | 24 | | Judy Herron, Joan Osborne, Janie Bolitho, and Jennifer Wilhelmi, |
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| 25 | 25 | | who preceded her father in death; with the passing years, the family |
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| 26 | 26 | | grew to include six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; |
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| 27 | 27 | | and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Hayes Bolitho possessed the courage and initiative |
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| 29 | 29 | | that defined the finest members of his generation, and his loved |
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| 30 | 30 | | ones will forever cherish his achievements and their many fond |
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| 31 | 31 | | memories of the happy times they spent in his company; now, |
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| 32 | 32 | | therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Hayes H. Bolitho and |
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| 35 | 35 | | extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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| 36 | 36 | | Irene Bolitho; to his children, Judy Herron and her husband, Phil, |
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| 37 | 37 | | Joan Osborne, and Janie Bolitho; to his grandchildren, Brian |
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| 38 | 38 | | Osborne and his wife, Karen, Tonya Delborne and her husband, Jason, |
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| 39 | 39 | | Christopher Herron, Scott Herron and his wife, Lynne, and Corbin |
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| 40 | 40 | | and Trent Wilhelmi; to his great-grandchildren; and to his other |
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| 41 | 41 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 44 | 44 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Hayes |
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| 45 | 45 | | Bolitho. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Hughes |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2481 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 50 | 50 | | rising vote of the House on May 28, 2009. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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