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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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| 6 | 7 | | of Louis Dewald of Copperas Cove, who passed away on March 31, 2015, |
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| 7 | 8 | | at the age of 68; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Lampasas on December 27, 1946, to Louis and |
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| 9 | 10 | | Iris Dewald, "P. O." Dewald graduated in 1965 from Copperas Cove |
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| 10 | 11 | | High School, where he excelled in a variety of sports, including |
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| 11 | 12 | | football, basketball, baseball, track, and golf, and he |
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| 12 | 13 | | subsequently earned a degree from Texas State University; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, On August 7, 1965, Mr. Dewald exchanged vows of |
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| 14 | 15 | | matrimony with his high school sweetheart, the former Sheila |
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| 15 | 16 | | Rogers, and the couple went on to share nearly five decades of |
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| 16 | 17 | | marriage; over the years, they became the proud parents of three |
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| 17 | 18 | | children, Jeff, Dustin, and Jodi, and they eventually welcomed six |
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| 18 | 19 | | treasured grandchildren into their family; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Dewald had a fulfilling career that spanned more |
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| 20 | 21 | | than four decades, over the course of which he worked as a |
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| 21 | 22 | | developer, a home and school builder, and a rancher; active in his |
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| 22 | 23 | | community, he generously volunteered his time with a number of |
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| 23 | 24 | | civic organizations and as a Little League coach, and he was also an |
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| 24 | 25 | | ardent supporter of Copperas Cove High athletics; in his leisure |
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| 25 | 26 | | time, he enjoyed the company of his loved ones as well as hunting, |
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| 26 | 27 | | fishing, team roping, and golfing; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, P. O. Dewald lived a rich and purposeful life, and he |
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| 28 | 29 | | will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who knew him; |
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| 29 | 30 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Louis "P. O." Dewald |
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| 32 | 33 | | and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 33 | 34 | | wife, Sheila Dewald; to his children, Jeff Dewald and his wife, |
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| 34 | 35 | | Sylvia, Dustin Dewald and his wife, Tiffany, and Jodi Anderson and |
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| 35 | 36 | | her husband, Bret; to his sisters, Carole Curtis and her husband, |
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| 36 | 37 | | Chuck, and Coleen Timmons and her husband, Rick; to his |
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| 37 | 38 | | grandchildren, Davis, Riki-Ann, Drew, and D. J. Dewald and Bryce |
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| 38 | 39 | | and Jayce Anderson; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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| 39 | 40 | | and, be it further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 42 | 43 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Louis |
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| 43 | 44 | | "P. O." Dewald. |
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