8 | | - | WHEREAS, John Hermann was born in Gonzales, Texas, on |
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9 | | - | June 18, 1947; he moved to Brenham with his family during his |
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10 | | - | high school years, and he graduated from Brenham High School and |
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11 | | - | Blinn College; and |
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| 9 | + | WHEREAS, John Hermann was born in Gonzales, Texas, on June |
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| 10 | + | 18, 1947; he moved to Brenham with his family during his high |
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| 11 | + | school years, and he graduated from Brenham High School and Blinn |
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| 12 | + | College; and |
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12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hermann served with distinction in the Army |
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13 | 14 | | National Guard and was stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana, before |
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14 | 15 | | being transferred to Fort Louis, Washington; he went on to have a |
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15 | 16 | | rewarding life with a strong foundation built on faith, family, |
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16 | 17 | | and community; and |
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17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, John shared 53 years of marriage with Patsy |
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18 | 19 | | Hermann, and they raised their daughter, Jennifer Jean Hermann, |
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19 | 20 | | by loving spiritual example; they found great fulfillment in |
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20 | 21 | | their years of service to Brenham's First Baptist Church, where |
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21 | 22 | | they had married in 1968, and John was honored to serve the |
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22 | 23 | | congregation as head of the Audio Visual Ministry and as a deacon |
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23 | 24 | | for many years; and |
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24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, This beloved Texan was admired as both a savvy |
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25 | 26 | | businessman and a generous community steward; on May 15, 2014, |
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26 | 27 | | the City of Brenham celebrated John Hermann Day to honor his 50 |
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27 | 28 | | years of leadership at Hermann Furniture; he was a director |
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28 | 29 | | emeritus of the Brenham Maifest and a past president of the |
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29 | 30 | | Downtown Association, and he was proud to have served as a master |
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30 | 31 | | of the Grand Masonic Lodge; and |
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31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, John was an avid hunter and fisherman, a devoted |
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32 | 33 | | husband and father, and an esteemed leader in the Brenham |
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33 | 34 | | community; he was beloved by many, and he will long be remembered |
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34 | 35 | | with respect and admiration by all who were privileged to share |
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35 | 36 | | in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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37 | 38 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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38 | 39 | | condolences to the bereaved family of John A. Hermann; and, be it |
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39 | 40 | | further |
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40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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41 | 42 | | his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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