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1	1	H.R. No. 2514
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the loss of U.S. Army
6	6	Colonel and Chaplain Monsignor Sidney J. Marceaux, Jr., of
7	7	Beaumont, who died on September 14, 2008, at the age of 69; and
8	8	WHEREAS, This esteemed clergyman and soldier was born in
9	9	Kaplan, Louisiana, on November 24, 1938, to Sidney Marceaux, Sr.,
10	10	and Lydie Boudoin Marceaux; in 1946, he moved with his family to
11	11	Port Arthur, where he graduated from Bishop Byrne High School; and
12	12	WHEREAS, At the age of 17, Sidney Marceaux joined the Texas
13	13	National Guard, and from 1955 to 1963, he served as a rifleman,
14	14	truck driver, and radio operator; he continued his education at
15	15	Lamar University in Beaumont and earned his bachelor's degree in
16	16	social studies from St. Edward's University in Austin in 1962; he
17	17	then taught at Stephen F. Austin High School in Port Acres for three
18	18	years before entering the seminary; and
19	19	WHEREAS, He was ordained as a priest in 1970 and worked as a
20	20	teacher and a counselor at Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School in
21	21	Beaumont; he went on to play an active role in the Diocese of
22	22	Beaumont as superintendent of Catholic schools, vicar general, and
23	23	member of the college of consultors; from 1971 to 1990, Monsignor
24	24	Marceaux served in the tribunal for the diocese, and in 1989, he was
25	25	elected to a three-year term as president of the Canon Law Society
26	26	of America; he served at a number of churches in Southeast Texas,
27	27	including Immaculate Conception in Groves, St. Anne and St.
28	28	Joseph's in Beaumont, St. Charles Borromeo in Nederland, Our Lady
29	29	of Victory in Sour Lake, and Our Lady of Sorrows in China; and
30	30	WHEREAS, In 1974, Monsignor Marceaux received a commission as
31	31	a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve, and he regularly
32	32	attended weekend training until 1991, when he was called into
33	33	active duty during the Desert Storm conflict; stationed in Saudi
34	34	Arabia, he was senior chaplain at a base and headquarters for
35	35	coalition forces; and
36	36	WHEREAS, Monsignor Marceaux went on to serve as chaplain in
37	37	Fort Bragg, Cuba, Japan, and NATO Headquarters in Brussels;
38	38	although he was due to retire at the end of 2007, he requested one
39	39	more tour of duty to minister to combat troops in Kuwait; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Sidney Marceaux dedicated his life to providing
41	41	comfort, counsel, and inspiration to others, serving as a priest
42	42	for 38 years and in the military for 45 years; affectionately known
43	43	to his fellow soldiers as "Father Sid," he devoted himself
44	44	selflessly to the pastoral care of the young men and women who
45	45	defend our nation, and his fellow citizens owe him a debt of
46	46	gratitude that the passage of time can never diminish; now,
47	47	therefore, be it
48	48	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
49	49	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Colonel and
50	50	Chaplain Sidney J. Marceaux, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to
51	51	the members of his family: to his sister, Judy Marceaux; to his
52	52	brothers, Floyd and John Marceaux; and to his other relatives and
53	53	friends; and, be it further
54	54	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
55	55	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
56	56	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Monsignor
57	57	Sidney Marceaux.
58	58	Deshotel
59	59	______________________________
60	60	Speaker of the House
61	61	I certify that H.R. No. 2514 was unanimously adopted by a
62	62	rising vote of the House on May 24, 2009.
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64	64	Chief Clerk of the House