Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 105
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Adalberto Carlos Thomae, Jr.
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
6	6	citizens of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Adalberto Carlos
7	7	Thomae, Jr., who died December 27, 2008, at the age of 88; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Adalberto Thomae was born in San Antonio to
9	9	Gertrudis Yndo and Adalberto Carlos Thomae, Sr., on July 15,
10	10	1920; and
11	11	WHEREAS, He was a descendant of Adolph Carl Thomae, a
12	12	founder of New Braunfels; Don Miguel Yndo, a ranch founder and
13	13	Canary Island settler; and Erastus "Deaf" Smith, a hero of the
14	14	Battle of San Jacinto; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Known as "Beto," "Al," or "A.C." by his family and
16	16	many friends, Adalberto bravely served his country during World
17	17	War II in the Pacific Theater and survived injuries from
18	18	hand-to-hand combat and shrapnel; he returned home to marry his
19	19	childhood sweetheart and become a rancher; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Adalberto spent his life operating and preserving
21	21	his family's historic Thomae-Yndo Ranch in Wilson County; after a
22	22	severe drought in 1951, he had to become a part-time rancher; he
23	23	moved to San Antonio's South Side and began traveling throughout
24	24	South Texas as a wholesale salesman for Morton Salt; he was a
25	25	hunter and longtime conservationist and was a supporter of the
26	26	Coastal Conservation Association of Texas; and
27	27	WHEREAS, He was an exemplary gentleman who was known for
28	28	his courage and intrepid spirit; the frequent host of
29	29	get-togethers, barbecues, and hunts at the Thomae-Yndo Ranch, he
30	30	was a friend of such Texas political giants as Lyndon B. Johnson
31	31	and John Connally; full of vitality and active throughout his
32	32	life, he was still herding cattle some months before his death;
33	33	and
34	34	WHEREAS, A prominent and beloved South Texas citizen,
35	35	Adalberto Thomae was devoted to his family and many friends, and
36	36	he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by all
37	37	who loved him; now, therefore, be it
38	38	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
39	39	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
40	40	family of Adalberto Carlos Thomae, Jr.: his wife of 62 years,
41	41	Conita Benavides Thomae; his children, Connie Thomae Fitzgerald,
42	42	and her husband, Bill, Al Thomae III, Bob Thomae, and his wife,
43	43	Kim, and Mari Thomae Garza, and her husband, Jess; his sisters,
44	44	Gertrude Thomae King and Rosemond Gomez Thomae; and his nine
45	45	grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and, be it further
46	46	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
47	47	the members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy
48	48	from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this
49	49	day, it do so in memory of Adalberto Thomae, Jr.
50	50	Wentworth
51	51	________________________________
52	52	President of the Senate
53	53	I hereby certify that the
54	54	above Resolution was adopted by
55	55	the Senate on February 2, 2009, by
56	56	a rising vote.
57	57	________________________________
58	58	Secretary of the Senate
59	59	________________________________
60	60	Member, Texas Senate