SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1021
In Memory
of
Jerry Dosser
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
residents of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Jerry "Coach"
Dosser, who died March 26, 2013; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding coach dedicated much of his life
to helping student athletes; he graduated from Brackenridge High
School in San Antonio in 1951, and after serving in the United
States Air Force, he returned to San Antonio and graduated from
Trinity University in 1959; he then began his coaching career at
Rhodes Junior High School; and
WHEREAS, In 1963, Coach Dosser joined the staff at Edison
High School, and he became the school's head baseball coach in
1966; although he had no assistant coach and no on-campus
baseball facility, he created an impressive program that
produced University Interscholastic League play-off teams; and
WHEREAS, Coach Dosser was admired for his exceptional
skills at teaching the sport of baseball; three of his coaching
successors at Edison High School had been his students; highly
respected by his colleagues throughout the state, he was named to
the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame;
and
WHEREAS, Coach Dosser was a devoted family man who gave
unselfishly of his time and energy; he was beloved by many, and he
will long be remembered by the students whose lives he touched
and by his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of Jerry Dosser; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
memory of Coach Dosser.
Van de Putte
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 20, 2013, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate