82R7889 MGR-D
By: Kolkhorst H.R. No. 552
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of John
Henry Fuchs, Jr., of Huntsville, who passed away on February 4,
2011, at the age of 87; and
WHEREAS, Born in Houston to Gertrude Wagner Fuchs and John
Henry Fuchs, Sr., on February 3, 1924, John Fuchs graduated from
Reagan High School in 1942 and attended Texas Tech before joining
the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II; on his first combat
mission, his plane was shot down over Germany, and he spent eight
months as a prisoner of war; and
WHEREAS, Liberated when the war ended, Mr. Fuchs met Stella
Preston at a homecoming party for returning POWs, and they were
married on October 19, 1947; the couple shared more than five and a
half decades together until her passing in 2003, and they had the
pleasure of welcoming into their family two children, Trudy and
John; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Fuchs worked in the geophysical industry, rising
to the rank of senior vice president; in his leisure time, he
enjoyed traveling, taking care of his cattle, and raising homing
pigeons; a resident of Huntsville since 1967, he became involved in
the HEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas, which seeks to preserve the
stories of those who fought for our nation, and he also served on
the city's veterans advisory board; he was known for his warm and
gregarious personality, which allowed him to make many friends
through the years; and
WHEREAS, Though he is deeply missed, John Fuchs will forever
be remembered with great admiration and affection, and his devotion
to his country and to his family will be a continuing source of
inspiration for those who had the good fortune to know him; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of John Henry Fuchs, Jr.,
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
daughter, Stella G. "Trudy" Fuchs; to his son, John Henry Fuchs III,
and his wife, Nancy; to his niece, Rita Donaldson; 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 John Henry
Fuchs, Jr.