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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | death of John Frederick Gilbert of San Antonio on October 15, 2014, |
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| 7 | 8 | | at the age of 88; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, John Gilbert was born in the Republic of Panama to |
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| 9 | 10 | | John F. and Susan Hall Gilbert on June 20, 1926, and he attended |
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| 10 | 11 | | school in the Canal Zone; after graduating, he answered his |
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| 11 | 12 | | nation's call to duty and served in the U.S. Navy during World War |
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| 12 | 13 | | II; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Following his honorable discharge from the navy in |
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| 14 | 15 | | 1946, Mr. Gilbert worked as a civilian employee for the U.S. Air |
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| 15 | 16 | | Force; four years later, he joined the Canal Zone Police Force and |
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| 16 | 17 | | worked his way up through the ranks until retiring as assistant |
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| 17 | 18 | | district police commander at the rank of captain in 1976; that same |
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| 18 | 19 | | year, he moved to San Antonio, where he continued to work for a time |
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| 19 | 20 | | with the Wackenhut Security Company; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Gilbert enjoyed the love |
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| 21 | 22 | | and support of his wife, Jacqueline, with whom he shared 59 years, |
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| 22 | 23 | | until her death; they were blessed with five children, John, Steve, |
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| 23 | 24 | | Robert, Michael, and Katie, and Mr. Gilbert later welcomed into his |
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| 24 | 25 | | family 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, During his retirement, Mr. Gilbert and his wife |
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| 26 | 27 | | enjoyed dancing as members of the Alamo Area Square and Round Dance |
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| 27 | 28 | | Association, and they co-chaired the committee which sponsored the |
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| 28 | 29 | | national square and round dance convention in San Antonio; the |
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| 29 | 30 | | couple were active as well in their local Catholic parish; |
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| 30 | 31 | | Mr. Gilbert was also an avid bowler, and he was proud of the fact |
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| 31 | 32 | | that over the course of his life, he bowled two perfect games; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, John Gilbert was deeply devoted to his family, his |
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| 33 | 34 | | faith, and his country, and he leaves behind a legacy that will long |
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| 34 | 35 | | be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of John Frederick |
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| 37 | 38 | | Gilbert and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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| 38 | 39 | | family: to his sisters, Mildred Patton and Mary Urey; to his |
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| 39 | 40 | | children, John W. Gilbert and his wife, Sheila, Steve Gilbert and |
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| 40 | 41 | | his wife, Cathie, Robert "Bo" Gilbert and his wife, Andrea, Michael |
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| 41 | 42 | | Gilbert and his wife, Lesa, and Katie Reddout and her husband, |
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| 42 | 43 | | Richard; to his grandchildren, Michael Paul, J. Charley, Kyrie, |
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| 43 | 44 | | Kaitlynn, Christopher, Madison, and Emilie Gilbert, Mary "Mimi" |
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| 44 | 45 | | Fisher and her husband, Felix, Tallon and Cassidy Reddout, and |
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| 45 | 46 | | Megan and Tricia Bontempo; to his great-grandchildren, Kila and |
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| 46 | 47 | | William Fisher, Kyndell, Neveah, and Nathan Gilbert, Jade and |
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| 47 | 48 | | Christian Smith, and Ben Koons; and to his other relatives and |
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| 48 | 49 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 50 | 51 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 51 | 52 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John |
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| 52 | 53 | | Frederick Gilbert. |
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