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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Larry Huber Senkel of Houston on March 28, 2016, at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | age of 68; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Woodrow Ernst Senkel and Beatrice Adele |
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| 9 | 10 | | Huber Senkel, Larry Senkel was born in Dallas on April 22, 1947; |
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| 10 | 11 | | after graduating from Monterey High School in Lubbock, he earned a |
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| 11 | 12 | | business degree at Texas Tech University, where he was the |
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| 12 | 13 | | president of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Senkel began his career with Continental |
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| 14 | 15 | | Insurance in Dallas; when he relocated to Houston in the early |
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| 15 | 16 | | 1970s, he continued his rise to prominence as a leader in the |
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| 16 | 17 | | insurance industry, eventually becoming one of the top surety bond |
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| 17 | 18 | | brokers in the nation in his role as senior vice president for the |
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| 18 | 19 | | Surety and Risk Group at Willis Towers Watson; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, A man of profound religious faith, Mr. Senkel met |
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| 20 | 21 | | his future wife, Carol Lewis, at a Bible study meeting at Memorial |
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| 21 | 22 | | Drive Presbyterian Church; the couple were joined in matrimony on |
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| 22 | 23 | | July 20, 1980, and they shared a loving marriage that spanned more |
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| 23 | 24 | | than 35 years; Mr. Senkel was the proud father of two children, |
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| 24 | 25 | | Natalie and Nicholas, and later in life, he was blessed with three |
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| 25 | 26 | | grandchildren, Anna, Lauren, and Woodrow; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, In his spare time, Mr. Senkel enjoyed waterskiing |
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| 27 | 28 | | and traveling, and he was active in his community, working the |
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| 28 | 29 | | barbecue pit at the Greek Festival and serving on the International |
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| 29 | 30 | | Committee of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Larry Senkel |
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| 31 | 32 | | will long remember the way he touched their lives with his warmth, |
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| 32 | 33 | | his generosity, and his infectious smile, and he will forever hold a |
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| 33 | 34 | | treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Larry Huber Senkel |
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| 36 | 37 | | and extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives and many friends; |
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| 37 | 38 | | and, be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 40 | 41 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Larry |
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| 41 | 42 | | Senkel. |
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