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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may |
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| 6 | 7 | | temper the profound sadness felt by the family and friends of |
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| 7 | 8 | | Dr. Bruce D. Krutsinger of Houston, who passed away on July 9, 2014, |
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| 8 | 9 | | at the age of 56; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born in Yuma, Colorado, on November 25, 1957, to Jerry |
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| 10 | 11 | | Dean and Louise Krutsinger, Bruce Krutsinger was raised in western |
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| 11 | 12 | | Nebraska, where he learned the value of discipline and hard work at |
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| 12 | 13 | | an early age; he developed an interest in becoming an optometrist |
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| 13 | 14 | | while in high school, and he went on to earn his undergraduate degree |
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| 14 | 15 | | in 1980 at the University of Nebraska--Lincoln; he subsequently |
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| 15 | 16 | | attended optometry school at the University of Houston and worked as |
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| 16 | 17 | | an optician before graduating in 1984; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, A diplomate of the American Board of Optometry, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Dr. Krutsinger gave generously of his time and talents in behalf of |
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| 19 | 20 | | several professional organizations; he served as a member of the |
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| 20 | 21 | | Texas Optometric Association Board of Trustees from 2007 to 2011 |
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| 21 | 22 | | and as president of the Harris County Optometric Society from 2009 |
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| 22 | 23 | | to 2011, in addition to holding the post of HCOS legislative |
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| 23 | 24 | | coordinator for more than two decades, until 2012; Dr. Krutsinger's |
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| 24 | 25 | | soft-spoken, respectful manner belied the determination he brought |
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| 25 | 26 | | to each task and challenge laid before him, and he took special |
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| 26 | 27 | | pleasure in sharing his passion for optometry with everyone from |
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| 27 | 28 | | patients to lawmakers; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, this esteemed Texan enjoyed |
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| 29 | 30 | | the love and support of his wife of 27 years, Marsha Krutsinger; the |
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| 30 | 31 | | couple delighted in visiting family in Illinois, Tennessee, and |
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| 31 | 32 | | California and in spending vacation time back in Nebraska; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, While Dr. Bruce Krutsinger's journey on this earth |
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| 33 | 34 | | ended far too soon, he will always be remembered with great |
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| 34 | 35 | | tenderness and affection by all those who had the good fortune to |
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| 35 | 36 | | know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Krutsinger and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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| 40 | 40 | | family: to his wife, Marsha Krutsinger; to his mother, Louise |
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| 41 | 41 | | Krutsinger; to his sister, Vicki Dyer, and her husband, Bob; to his |
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| 42 | 42 | | niece and nephew, Katy and Alex Dyer; to his great-niece, Delaney |
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| 43 | 43 | | Dyer; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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| 44 | 44 | | further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 47 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Bruce |
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| 48 | 48 | | Krutsinger. |
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