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