H.R. No. 2481
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Friends and family were greatly saddened by the loss
of Hayes H. Bolitho of Holly Lake Ranch, who passed away on April
21, 2009, at the age of 91; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bolitho was born on December 22, 1917, to Thomas
and Edna Bolitho in Butte, Montana; he answered his nation's call to
duty with service in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II and
fought in the Philippines until his capture by the Japanese; he
survived two years as a prisoner of war before escaping from a
torpedoed transport ship and taking refuge with Philippine
guerrillas; after returning to the United States, he was presented
with the Purple Heart by Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall; and
WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Bolitho worked for 32 years in
sales and marketing for General Mills, and as he took on new
responsibilities in the company, he and his family lived in several
different cities around the country; he retired in 1981 and settled
in East Texas, where he enjoyed playing golf and reading; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Bolitho enjoyed the love
and support of his wife, Irene, with whom he shared 63 rewarding
years of marriage; the couple were the parents of four daughters,
Judy Herron, Joan Osborne, Janie Bolitho, and Jennifer Wilhelmi,
who preceded her father in death; with the passing years, the family
grew to include six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren;
and
WHEREAS, Hayes Bolitho possessed the courage and initiative
that defined the finest members of his generation, and his loved
ones will forever cherish his achievements and their many fond
memories of the happy times they spent in his company; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Hayes H. Bolitho and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
Irene Bolitho; to his children, Judy Herron and her husband, Phil,
Joan Osborne, and Janie Bolitho; to his grandchildren, Brian
Osborne and his wife, Karen, Tonya Delborne and her husband, Jason,
Christopher Herron, Scott Herron and his wife, Lynne, and Corbin
and Trent Wilhelmi; to his great-grandchildren; and to his other
relatives and 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 Hayes
Bolitho.
Hughes
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2481 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 28, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House