| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 633 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and purpose drew to a close |
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| 6 | 6 | | with the passing of Nick Bradshaw of Wimberley on February 4, 2023; |
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| 7 | 7 | | and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in McAllen in 1948, Mr. Bradshaw attended Texas |
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| 9 | 9 | | A&M University before transferring to The University of Texas at |
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| 10 | 10 | | Austin, where he graduated with a degree in aerospace engineering |
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| 11 | 11 | | in 1971; after a brief time operating a house-painting business |
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| 12 | 12 | | with friends, he began his engineering career with the Lockheed |
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| 13 | 13 | | Missiles and Space Company in Sunnyvale, California; less than a |
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| 14 | 14 | | year later, he started working for a small marine engineering |
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| 15 | 15 | | consulting company in San Francisco that quickly became the premier |
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| 16 | 16 | | designer of offshore structures for oil production, and he went on |
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| 17 | 17 | | to enjoy a long and rewarding tenure with the company that took him |
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| 18 | 18 | | throughout the United States and the world, including London, where |
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| 19 | 19 | | he lived for 11 years; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, In 2006, Mr. Bradshaw semi-retired and returned to |
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| 21 | 21 | | Texas; making his home in Wimberley, he became involved with a |
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| 22 | 22 | | number of organizations, such as the Wimberley Democrats and the |
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| 23 | 23 | | Hays County Master Gardeners, and he was also a board member and |
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| 24 | 24 | | past president of the Wimberley Players; in his leisure time, he |
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| 25 | 25 | | enjoyed traveling, gardening, and watching Texas Longhorn football |
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| 26 | 26 | | games; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Bradshaw benefited from |
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| 28 | 28 | | the love and support of his wife, Debbie, with whom he shared 50 |
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| 29 | 29 | | years, and he was the proud father of three children, Ben, Nate, and |
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| 30 | 30 | | Lauren; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Although Nick Bradshaw is deeply missed, memories of |
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| 32 | 32 | | his passion for life, his wonderful sense of humor, and his devotion |
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| 33 | 33 | | to his family remain to comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; |
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| 34 | 34 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Nick Bradshaw and |
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| 37 | 37 | | extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 41 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Nick |
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| 42 | 42 | | Bradshaw. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Zwiener |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 633 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 47 | 47 | | rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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