Texas 2023 - 88th 3rd C.S.

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1	1	88S31058 CJM-D
2	2	By: Kolkhorst S.R. No. 67
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5	5	R E S O L U T I O N
6	6	WHEREAS, The 95th birthday of an esteemed member of the
7	7	Greatest Generation is indeed cause for celebration, and Donald
8	8	Gene Davidson of Brenham is marking this milestone in his life on
9	9	December 7, 2023; and
10	10	WHEREAS, The son of Mary Pauline and William Davidson, Don
11	11	Davidson was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1928; he served as
12	12	a paratrooper in the U.S. Army's 11th Airborne Division at the end
13	13	of World War II, taking part in the occupation of Japan; after
14	14	receiving his honorable discharge, he earned his bachelor's degree
15	15	in industrial management at Oklahoma State University; he wed the
16	16	former Patricia "Patsy" Sue Paschall on June 1, 1950, and they
17	17	became the proud parents of a son, Greg; through the years, their
18	18	treasured family grew to include a daughter-in-law, Donna Garcia
19	19	Davidson, and a granddaughter, Mary Grace Davidson; Mr. and
20	20	Mrs. Davidson shared a fulfilling 64-year relationship until her
21	21	passing in 2015; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Mr. Davidson began his career with Standard Oil of
23	23	Indiana, and in the late 1950s, he was involved in opening up new
24	24	oil fields in the U.S. and the Persian Gulf; switching to the
25	25	aerospace industry in the 1960s, he worked on the Polaris, Ranger,
26	26	and Minuteman programs for Hercules Powder Company in Salt Lake
27	27	City and on the design and testing phase of Apollo Lunar Excursion
28	28	Module components for Brown Engineering Company; later, he returned
29	29	to the energy sector and helped to establish a communication
30	30	platform along the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline; he retired from Atlantic
31	31	Richfield Company in 1986 to focus on raising Longhorn cattle at
32	32	Grand Ranch; in addition, he had two other family businesses, Mail
33	33	Courier Express and Pee Dee Patterns, where he was both owner and
34	34	artist; he also starred in Walking Away, an award-winning
35	35	independent movie; and
36	36	WHEREAS, A prolific author, Mr. Davidson wrote a novel about
37	37	the Greatest Generation, as well as a 670-page history of the
38	38	Davidson family, tracing it from 14th Century Scotland to modern
39	39	America; he has been an active blogger for 15 years, recording his
40	40	insights in "The View from Grand Ranch: The Ramblings and
41	41	Ruminations of an Octogenarian"; very active in the Republican
42	42	Party, he has served as an election judge and precinct worker; he
43	43	maintained his vigorous fitness regimen well into his 90s; and
44	44	WHEREAS, Respected and admired by all who are privileged to
45	45	know him, Don Davidson may reflect with great satisfaction on a
46	46	lifetime of achievement, and it is a pleasure to join his friends
47	47	and loved ones in honoring him on this memorable occasion; now,
48	48	therefore, be it
49	49	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd
50	50	Called Session, hereby congratulate Donald Gene Davidson on his
51	51	95th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
52	52	happiness; and, be it further
53	53	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
54	54	prepared for Mr. Davidson as an expression of high regard by the
55	55	Texas Senate.