| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 29 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Texas State University community is mourning the |
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| 6 | 6 | | loss of Dr. Elvin Holt, professor emeritus of English, who passed |
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| 7 | 7 | | away on September 18, 2023, at the age of 77; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Naomi Holt Stredic and Aaron Stredic Sr., |
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| 9 | 9 | | Elvin Holt was born in Bay City on September 25, 1945; he earned a |
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| 10 | 10 | | bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Prairie View A&M University, |
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| 11 | 11 | | a master's degree from Texas State, and a doctoral degree from the |
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| 12 | 12 | | University of Kentucky; after joining the Texas State faculty in |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1983, he became the first tenured Black professor in the Department |
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| 14 | 14 | | of English; his research and writing focused on African and African |
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| 15 | 15 | | American literature, cultural studies, and folklore; while |
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| 16 | 16 | | instilling appreciation for once-undervalued works, he both |
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| 17 | 17 | | challenged and nurtured his students, winning multiple teaching |
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| 18 | 18 | | awards; he received three fellowships from the National Endowment |
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| 19 | 19 | | for the Humanities, and he was named the 1989 Professor of the Year |
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| 20 | 20 | | by the Association of Black Students; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Holt was coeditor of Acting Up and Getting Down: |
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| 22 | 22 | | Plays by African American Texans and coauthor of Stages of Struggle |
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| 23 | 23 | | and Celebration: A Production History of Black Theatre in Texas; |
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| 24 | 24 | | during his 37-year career, he developed and taught Honors College |
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| 25 | 25 | | courses and served the university on numerous committees; he also |
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| 26 | 26 | | shared his vast knowledge of San Marcos's Black community as a |
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| 27 | 27 | | member of such local organizations as the Heritage Association of |
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| 28 | 28 | | San Marcos, the San Marcos Historic Preservation Commission, the |
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| 29 | 29 | | Hays County Historical Commission, and the LBJ MLK Crossroads |
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| 30 | 30 | | Memorial committee; he was a founding member and the |
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| 31 | 31 | | longest-serving president of the Calaboose African American |
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| 32 | 32 | | History Museum; following his retirement from academia in 2020, he |
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| 33 | 33 | | remained active as an archivist; both a museum scholarship and a |
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| 34 | 34 | | street on the TXST Round Rock campus were named in his honor; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, A trailblazing educator and inspiring mentor, Elvin |
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| 36 | 36 | | Holt will be deeply missed, but his legacy will continue to resonate |
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| 37 | 37 | | for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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| 40 | 40 | | Dr. Elvin Holt and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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| 41 | 41 | | family: to his sisters, Flora Jackson, Nelda Stredic Jackson, and |
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| 42 | 42 | | Vivian Stredic; to his brother, Errol Stredic; and to his other |
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| 43 | 43 | | relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 46 | 46 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Elvin |
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| 47 | 47 | | Holt. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Zwiener |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 29 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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| 52 | 52 | | vote of the House on November 17, 2023. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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