1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 101 |
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2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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3 | 3 | | of |
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4 | 4 | | Rosalie Richter Bolner |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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6 | 6 | | commemorates the life of San Antonio civic leader, |
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7 | 7 | | philanthropist, musician, and businesswoman Rosalie Richter |
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8 | 8 | | Bolner, who died November 18, 2008, at the age of 80; and |
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9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Rosalie Richter was born in San Antonio on June 6, |
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10 | 10 | | 1929, to Otto and Aleen Richter; she met Clifton J. Bolner when |
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11 | 11 | | they were both elementary school students, and they were married |
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12 | 12 | | at Saint Mary's Church on January 26, 1949; and |
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13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Family and food were central to Rosalie's life, |
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14 | 14 | | and she often recalled with fondness the smell of the freshly |
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15 | 15 | | baked Richter's Butter Krust bread brought home daily from the |
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16 | 16 | | family bakery; she and her husband founded Bolner's Fiesta |
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17 | 17 | | Spices, and she worked avidly developing unique seasoning |
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18 | 18 | | recipes for the business; and |
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19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, She was active in her children's school activities |
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20 | 20 | | when they were young and continued her service to local Catholic |
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21 | 21 | | schools volunteering, serving on boards and committees, and |
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22 | 22 | | organizing the food at church and school festivals and charity |
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23 | 23 | | fund-raisers; and |
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24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, she was involved in numerous |
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25 | 25 | | civic activities, and many organizations in San Antonio have |
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26 | 26 | | benefited from her service and generosity; she served as a |
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27 | 27 | | trustee on the board of Santa Rosa Children's Hospital and as |
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28 | 28 | | president of Saint Monica's Guild; and |
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29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, She began studying keyboards as a child, |
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30 | 30 | | continued her music studies in college and graduated magna cum |
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31 | 31 | | laude from Our Lady of the Lake University; an accomplished |
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32 | 32 | | musician for 65 years, she played the organ at many masses and |
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33 | 33 | | weddings, performed piano concertos, and sang with the |
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34 | 34 | | Mastersingers; and |
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35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, She continued her affiliation with Our Lady of the |
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36 | 36 | | Lake University as a major contributor and a 30-year member of |
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37 | 37 | | its board of trustees; the Oblate Priests of Mary Immaculate were |
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38 | 38 | | an integral part of her life, and she was an honorary lifetime |
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39 | 39 | | member of the Oblate Associates; she was a member of the Saint |
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40 | 40 | | Patrick's Holy Family Guild for 50 years; and |
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41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, A woman of uncommon grace and beauty, Rosalie |
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42 | 42 | | Bolner enriched the lives of all who knew her with her warmth, her |
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43 | 43 | | compassion for others, and her enthusiasm for life; now, |
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44 | 44 | | therefore, be it |
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45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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46 | 46 | | Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Rosalie Richter |
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47 | 47 | | Bolner and extend sincere condolences to her bereaved family: |
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48 | 48 | | her husband, Clifton J. Bolner; her children, Tim and Judy |
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49 | 49 | | Bolner, Mike and Mary Pat Bolner, Debbie Bolner Prost, Cindy and |
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50 | 50 | | David Meeh, Beverly Bolner, Chris and Magdalena Bolner, and Mary |
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51 | 51 | | Bolner; her brothers and sisters, Barbara and Anton Hajek, Joan |
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52 | 52 | | and Pat Kennedy, Patty and Otto Richter, Jr., and Tommy and Joy |
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53 | 53 | | Richter; and her 19 grandchildren; and, be it further |
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54 | 54 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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55 | 55 | | her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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56 | 56 | | Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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57 | 57 | | memory of Rosalie Richter Bolner. |
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58 | 58 | | Wentworth |
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59 | 59 | | ________________________________ |
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60 | 60 | | President of the Senate |
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61 | 61 | | I hereby certify that the |
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62 | 62 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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63 | 63 | | the Senate on February 2, 2009, by |
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64 | 64 | | a rising vote. |
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65 | 65 | | ________________________________ |
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66 | 66 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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67 | 67 | | ________________________________ |
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68 | 68 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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