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1	1	S.C.R. No. 79
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4	4	SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	5	WHEREAS, The year 2009 marks the 80th anniversary of the
6	6	death of railroad engineer Alonzo John Wemple, who spent much of his
7	7	career in Texas and died here in 1929; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Alonzo Wemple was born in Schenectady, New York, on
9	9	October 1, 1833, and he spent his entire professional life as a
10	10	railroad man, working throughout the United States; during that
11	11	time, he was present at many significant historical events of that
12	12	era; and
13	13	WHEREAS, While working for the Illinois Central Railroad
14	14	during the Civil War, Engineer Wemple transported captured
15	15	Confederate soldiers to Union prison camps; and
16	16	WHEREAS, In 1865, Mr. Wemple joined the elite group of
17	17	engineers who piloted the funeral train of President Abraham
18	18	Lincoln, which transported Lincoln's body, with stops for viewing,
19	19	from Washington, D.C., through Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York,
20	20	Ohio, and Indiana, to its final resting place in Springfield,
21	21	Illinois; working for the New York Central Railroad at the time, Mr.
22	22	Wemple piloted the train on part of its journey, probably from
23	23	Schenectady to Troy, New York, although it is possible he was the
24	24	engineer who brought the train into Springfield; and
25	25	WHEREAS, A few years later, Mr. Wemple was running a switch
26	26	engine in Illinois and witnessed the great Chicago fire that
27	27	ravaged the city in 1871; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Mr. Wemple then moved to Texas, and from 1886 to 1888
29	29	he piloted trains on the Texas and Pacific Railway that headed west
30	30	from Texarkana; he went on to settle in Bonham, where he piloted
31	31	switch engines for many years into the 1920s, and he died in Fort
32	32	Worth in 1929 at the age of 95; and
33	33	WHEREAS, History is made not only by the deeds of the famous
34	34	but also by the accumulated experience of countless individuals,
35	35	and although Alonzo Wemple played only a small part, he was a
36	36	witness to some of the most important events of his time; now,
37	37	therefore, be it
38	38	RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
39	39	hereby commemorate the life of Alonzo John Wemple and his role in
40	40	the history of this state and nation.
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42	42	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
43	43	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 79 was adopted by the Senate
44	44	on May 25, 2009.
45	45	______________________________
46	46	Secretary of the Senate
47	47	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 79 was adopted by the House
48	48	on May 31, 2009.
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50	50	Chief Clerk of the House
51	51	Approved:
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53	53	Date
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55	55	Governor