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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 182
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Wayne H. Holtzman
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of Dr. Wayne H. Holtzman, who died
7	7	January 23, 2019, at the age of 96; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Wayne Holtzman was born in Chicago on
9	9	January 16, 1923; he had an idyllic childhood in spite of the
10	10	lean years of the Great Depression; he spent time outdoors with
11	11	his father and grandfather, and his adventures as a Sea Scout
12	12	in high school inspired him to pursue service as a naval
13	13	officer; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Wayne earned his bachelor's degree from
15	15	Northwestern University, and in 1944, he was commissioned into
16	16	the United States Navy from the Reserve Officer's Training Corps;
17	17	he served with distinction as a gunnery officer on the USS Iowa in
18	18	the Third and Fifth Pacific Fleets, and he witnessed the Japanese
19	19	surrender from his station in Tokyo Bay; and
20	20	WHEREAS, After his military service, he returned to
21	21	Northwestern University to earn his master's degree, and he
22	22	later earned a doctoral degree in psychology from Stanford
23	23	University; and
24	24	WHEREAS, In 1949, Wayne joined the faculty of the Psychology
25	25	Department at The University of Texas at Austin; he gained
26	26	international recognition in 1961, when he published the Holtzman
27	27	Inkblot Technique, an inkblot perception and personality test that
28	28	continues to be used today by psychologists and psychiatrists in
29	29	the United States, Mexico, and Europe; and
30	30	WHEREAS, During his distinguished 54-year career at the
31	31	university, Wayne served as a professor of psychology, dean of
32	32	the College of Education, and president of the Hogg Foundation
33	33	for Mental Health, and he received numerous professional
34	34	accolades; he also served as a president of the International
35	35	Union of Psychological Science, a position that enabled him to
36	36	assist in the development of psychology in China, Mexico, and
37	37	other countries; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Wayne shared 71 years of marriage with Joan King
39	39	Holtzman, and they were blessed with four sons, 10
40	40	grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren; he cherished his
41	41	family, and he enjoyed coordinating vacations with his many
42	42	extended family members; he was a highly respected member of
43	43	the Austin community and a faithful congregant of University
44	44	United Methodist Church; and
45	45	WHEREAS, Wayne Holtzman was a man of exceptional wisdom,
46	46	kindness, and generosity; he was beloved by many, and he will
47	47	long be remembered with affection and admiration by all who were
48	48	privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it
49	49	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
50	50	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
51	51	family of Dr. Wayne H. Holtzman; and, be it further
52	52	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
53	53	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
54	54	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
55	55	memory of Wayne Holtzman.
56	56	Watson
57	57	________________________________
58	58	President of the Senate
59	59	I hereby certify that the
60	60	above Resolution was adopted by
61	61	the Senate on February 11, 2019,
62	62	by a rising vote.
63	63	________________________________
64	64	Secretary of the Senate
65	65	________________________________
66	66	Member, Texas Senate