H.R. No. 2205
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their
memories of Glidden Dean O'Connor, Jr., of Waco, who passed away on
April 17, 2011, at the age of 84; and
WHEREAS, Born on December 17, 1926, in Houston, Glidden
O'Connor graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in 1944 and
promptly volunteered for the United States Army Air Corps; he
served in the Air Transport Command, flying routes in the South
Pacific during World War II; and
WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. O'Connor attended Baylor
University and received a degree in chemistry in 1949; he enlisted
in the U.S. Air Force the following year, serving as a second
lieutenant with the 17th Bomb Wing of the 5th Air Force in Korea; in
1951, while at James Connally Air Force Base, he met Nancy Rohan, a
longtime Waco resident, and they soon married and went on to share
nearly 50 years together before her passing and to welcome three
children, George, Kelly, and Kathleen, into their family; and
WHEREAS, Mr. O'Connor enjoyed a notable career in the
wholesale supply business as president of the Rohan and William
Cameron companies in Waco and the CertainTeed Corporation in
Pennsylvania, and he was recognized for his professional
achievements in The Wall Street Journal in 1980; he retired in 1988;
and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was a member of the board of
directors of the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce and local
chapters of the YMCA, the Better Business Bureau, the American
Heart Association, and the March of Dimes; after his retirement, he
became a Master Gardener, traveled widely, and supported the Baylor
Bear Foundation, the Baylor Alumni Association, and the Baylor Lady
Bear basketball team; and
WHEREAS, A proud patriot, successful businessman, and
devoted patriarch, Glidden O'Connor, Jr., lived a rich and
purposeful life, and he will long be remembered with deep affection
by all who knew him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Glidden D. O'Connor,
Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to
his children, George Rohan O'Connor and his wife, Sherry, Kelly
O'Connor Scheddel and her husband, Jack, and Kathleen O'Connor and
Loretta Welch; to his sister, Sheila Horne, and her husband, Dell;
to his grandchildren, Amber O'Connor and her husband, James Webb,
Flynn O'Connor and his wife, Jacqui, Caitlin O'Connor, Meggan
McKinzie, Hayley McKinzie, Tamara Hurwitz and her husband, Kevin,
and Amy Johnston; to his six great-grandchildren; to his close
friend and companion, Tyla Oswald; 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 Glidden
D. O'Connor, Jr.
Anderson of McLennan
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2205 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 26, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House