| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 261 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 6 | | passing of Jim Brunjes of Lubbock on July 30, 2022, at the age |
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| 7 | 7 | | of 75; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Charles and Dorothy Nell Brunjes of Waco, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Jim Brunjes was born on December 13, 1946, and he grew up with the |
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| 10 | 10 | | companionship of three siblings, Mickey, Jean, and Jane; he |
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| 11 | 11 | | attended Texas A&M University, where he earned a bachelor's degree |
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| 12 | 12 | | in mathematics and a master's degree in statistics; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Brunjes taught junior high before joining the |
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| 14 | 14 | | U.S. military and NASA to work on missile projects; he later held |
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| 15 | 15 | | leadership positions at multiple universities, including a tenure |
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| 16 | 16 | | with the internal audit department at Texas A&M, and he served for a |
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| 17 | 17 | | time as vice president of systems at Southwest Airlines; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1991, Mr. Brunjes joined Texas Tech University as |
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| 19 | 19 | | vice president for administration, and eight years later, he was |
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| 20 | 20 | | named vice chancellor and chief financial officer of the Texas Tech |
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| 21 | 21 | | University System; his responsibilities included overseeing the |
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| 22 | 22 | | system's nearly $2 billion budget, managing numerous offices, and |
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| 23 | 23 | | serving as treasurer of the Texas Tech Foundation Board of |
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| 24 | 24 | | Directors; under his guidance, the system's endowment grew by |
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| 25 | 25 | | nearly $750 million, and he also played an instrumental role in |
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| 26 | 26 | | establishing the Mentor Tech program and securing funding for |
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| 27 | 27 | | improvements to campus facilities; he retired in 2017, after two |
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| 28 | 28 | | and a half decades of distinguished service; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Blessed with a devoted family, Mr. Brunjes shared a |
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| 30 | 30 | | rewarding relationship with his wife, Marie, and he took great |
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| 31 | 31 | | pride in his children, Jennifer, Todd, and Greg, as well as his five |
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| 32 | 32 | | grandchildren, Ben, Laura, Anna, Will, and Jack; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Although Jim Brunjes is deeply missed, he will |
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| 34 | 34 | | forever be remembered with great admiration for his professional |
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| 35 | 35 | | achievements and for the myriad ways he gave of himself to benefit |
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| 36 | 36 | | others; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jim Brunjes and extend |
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| 39 | 39 | | sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 42 | 42 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jim |
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| 43 | 43 | | Brunjes. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Meyer |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 261 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 48 | 48 | | rising vote of the House on March 8, 2023. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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