Texas 2017 - 85th 1st C.S.

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 9
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Kay L. Wieland
5	5	WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew
6	6	to a close with the passing of United States Army Colonel (Ret.)
7	7	Kay L. Wieland of Texarkana on May 26, 2017, at the age of 90; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The son of Arthur and Clurrice Wieland, Kay
9	9	Wieland was born in Wyoming on May 5, 1927, and graduated from
10	10	Mitchell High School in Nebraska; he was drafted into the army in
11	11	1945 and subsequently completed three years of service in
12	12	Germany; after returning stateside, he earned a bachelor's
13	13	degree from the University of Arizona; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Mr. Wieland began his career as a commissioned
15	15	officer in the United States Army with the 82nd Airborne Division
16	16	in Fort Bragg, North Carolina; over the years, he was stationed
17	17	in Austria, Germany, Korea, and Vietnam, and he served as a
18	18	platoon leader, company commander, and battalion commander
19	19	before being named depot commander of the Red River Army Depot in
20	20	Texarkana; his staff assignments included battalion operations
21	21	officer, army branch assignment officer, command chief of staff,
22	22	and executive officer to the assistant chief of staff for
23	23	logistics with the United States Department of the Army; Colonel
24	24	Wieland attended the United States Army Command and General Staff
25	25	College and the United States Army War College, and he was a
26	26	fellow of the Strategic Studies Institute; he also completed a
27	27	master's degree in business administration at the University of
28	28	Alabama; and
29	29	WHEREAS, In addition to serving his country with
30	30	distinction, Colonel Wieland contributed to his community as a
31	31	member of the boards of the New Boston General Hospital and the
32	32	Tri-State chapter of the American Red Cross and as director of
33	33	the Atlanta Area Chamber of Commerce in Texas; he also taught
34	34	management classes at East Texas State University and Texarkana
35	35	College, and in his leisure hours, he loved spending time in the
36	36	great outdoors, especially hunting and fly fishing; and
37	37	WHEREAS, Above all else, Colonel Wieland was deeply
38	38	devoted to his family; he shared six decades of marriage with his
39	39	wife and high school sweetheart, Jacquelyn, before her passing,
40	40	and he took immense pride in their daughter, Diana; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Colonel Wieland possessed the courage and
42	42	initiative that marked the finest members of his generation, and
43	43	his exemplary service in behalf of his fellow citizens will
44	44	forever inspire all who had the privilege to know him; now,
45	45	therefore, be it
46	46	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
47	47	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
48	48	of Colonel Kay L. Wieland and extend heartfelt sympathy to his
49	49	relatives and friends; and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
51	51	his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do
52	52	so in memory of Colonel Kay L. Wieland.
53	53	Hughes
54	54	________________________________
55	55	President of the Senate
56	56	I hereby certify that the
57	57	above Resolution was adopted by
58	58	the Senate on July 18, 2017, by a
59	59	rising vote.
60	60	________________________________
61	61	Secretary of the Senate
62	62	________________________________
63	63	Member, Texas Senate