83R24483 MGR-D
By: Strama H.R. No. 2319
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of U.S. Air
Force Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Albert Coolley Lloyd, Jr., of
Austin, who passed away on March 18, 2012, at the age of 74; and
WHEREAS, Born on May 17, 1937, Al Lloyd began his military
career in 1956 when he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force; he
subsequently served in the Texas Air National Guard from 1961 to
1995; Colonel Lloyd completed 33 enlisted and officer courses and
received 27 federal and state medals and decorations; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of nearly four decades of service to
his country, Colonel Lloyd developed an unmatched knowledge of
military administrative policy and personnel and computer systems;
he created an advanced personnel data program that had a major
impact on all branches of the armed forces in Texas, and he oversaw
an awards program for Air National Guard judge advocates and
paralegals; for 18 years, he held the position of director of
military personnel and data systems with the adjutant general's
department; moreover, he served as clerk to the Texas Court of
Military Appeals; and
WHEREAS, After retiring, Colonel Lloyd volunteered at the
Texas Military Forces Museum, cataloguing a vast amount of
historical material, and served as president of the Texas Military
Forces Historical Foundation; and
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Colonel Lloyd enjoyed the
love and support of his wife of 32 years, Bertha Lloyd, and he took
pride in a fine family that included two daughters, Deana and
Roberta, five grandchildren, Morgan, Monica, Lawrence, Moriah, and
Jared, and several great-grandchildren; he also delighted in time
spent with his prized Yorkshire terriers, Sir Kahlua, Mia Kaye, and
Ira Panzer; and
WHEREAS, Colonel Lloyd left a lasting imprint on the Texas
Air National Guard and the Texas military community through his
professional achievements, and his exceptional contributions will
continue to resonate in the Lone Star State and beyond; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Albert Coolley Lloyd, Jr., and extend
sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Bertha
Lloyd; to his daughters, Deana Maree Harris and her husband, Ron,
and Roberta "Robbi" Lloyd and her partner, Octavia LeJeune; to his
grandchildren, Morgan Lee Blanchard and his wife, Crystal, Monica
Maree Marler and her husband, Jon, Lawrence Albert Blanchard and
his wife, Mindi, Moriah Ann Saenz and her husband, J. J., and Jared
Wayne Harris; to his great-grandchildren; to his sister, Virginia
"Ginny" Isabelle Wood and her partner, Nancy Tobin; to his brother,
Robert "Bob" William Lloyd; 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 Lieutenant
Colonel (Ret.) Albert Coolley Lloyd, Jr.