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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 378
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Edward J. Parnell Jr.
5	5	WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may help
6	6	comfort the loved ones of Edward J. Parnell Jr. of San Antonio, who
7	7	passed away on February 8, 2015, at the age of 78; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born on June 22, 1936, in Philadelphia,
9	9	Pennsylvania, Ed Parnell was the son of Edward J. Parnell Sr. and
10	10	Margaret Ragin Parnell; he joined the United States Navy in 1954,
11	11	and, over the course of a career that spanned two decades, served
12	12	on the USS Ainsworth, Bronstein, Huse, and Kyne and at naval
13	13	facilities along the East Coast; he retired in 1974 as a senior
14	14	chief petty officer; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Active with the Non-Commissioned Officers
16	16	Association, Mr. Parnell served as its executive vice president
17	17	and as a member of its board of directors; he also worked as a
18	18	veterans benefits counselor at the United States Department of
19	19	Veterans Affairs, from which he retired in 2001; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Mr. Parnell distinguished himself through his
21	21	efforts in behalf of members of the military and their
22	22	families; he served as president of the San Antonio Chief Petty
23	23	Officers Association, as vice president of the Texas Coalition
24	24	of Veterans Organizations, and as a life member of the American
25	25	Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Fleet Reserve
26	26	Association; he also contributed to the greater community
27	27	through his involvement with the Hill Country Chapter of
28	28	Meeting Professionals International and the Fort Sam Houston
29	29	Optimist Club; and
30	30	WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Parnell enjoyed the
31	31	love and support of his wife of 58 years, Pamela Jeanette, and
32	32	he took great pride in their three children, Donna, Edward, and
33	33	Maureen; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, his country, and his
35	35	fellow servicemen and women, Edward Parnell leaves behind a record
36	36	of good works that will continue to inspire all who were fortunate
37	37	enough to know him; now, therefore, be it
38	38	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
39	39	Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Edward J.
40	40	Parnell Jr. and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
41	41	family: to his wife, Pamela Parnell; to his children, Donna
42	42	Williams and her husband, Rhiny, Edward J. Parnell III, and
43	43	Maureen Wagner; to his grandchildren, Theodore Williams and his
44	44	wife, Jacqueline, Tamara Williams, and Blair Wagner; to his
45	45	great-granddaughter, Penelope Williams; to his siblings, Sandra
46	46	Saunders, Debra Goode, Wayne Parnell, Ronald Parnell, and
47	47	Carolyn Sandford; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be
48	48	it further
49	49	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
50	50	prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
51	51	this day, it do so in memory of Ed Parnell.
52	52	Uresti
53	53	________________________________
54	54	President of the Senate
55	55	I hereby certify that the
56	56	above Resolution was adopted by
57	57	the Senate on March 16, 2015, by a
58	58	rising vote.
59	59	________________________________
60	60	Secretary of the Senate
61	61	________________________________
62	62	Member, Texas Senate