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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of William Charles Bouline, who died on April 14, 2015, at |
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the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Bouline was born in Manly, Iowa, on October 7, |
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1933, to Charles and Gladys Bouline; he shared his life for 58 years |
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with his wife, Maria, and through the years, he became the father of |
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two children, Nanette and Erik, and the grandfather of seven |
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grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Bouline |
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spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, and for much of that time, he |
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served as a navigator on large cargo aircraft, flying all over the |
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world, including missions to the Congo in 1960, to Antarctica in |
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1962, and to West Germany on many occasions; he also worked as an |
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air traffic controller, and during the Vietnam War, he earned a |
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Distinguished Flying Cross as a crew member on an AC-47 "Spooky" |
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gunship; he retired in 1974, with the rank of lieutenant colonel; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, On returning to civilian life, Mr. Bouline embarked |
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on a new career as a tennis pro; he and his wife, Ria, opened a |
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business called the Tennis Corner and, over a 26-year career, he |
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taught several generations of tennis players; he retired again in |
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2010 after serving for four years as the tennis coach of Saint |
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Thomas More Academy in Dover, Delaware; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bouline took great pleasure in spending time |
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with his grandchildren, picking them up from school, attending |
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their sporting events and recitals, and sharing with them his love |
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of photography and music; he and his wife also took each grandchild |
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on a personal tour of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a proud veteran, Bill |
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Bouline lived a rich and colorful life, and he leaves behind a |
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legacy that will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved |
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him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of William Charles |
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Bouline and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Maria "Ria" Bouline; to his children, Nanette Kay Bouline |
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Holmes and her partner, Michael Utley, and Erik Charles Bouline and |
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his wife, Tracy; to his grandchildren, Christian Bouline, Bettina |
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Holmes and her partner, Jason Sauders, Steffi Holmes and her |
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husband, Timothy Plimpton, Danielle Bouline, Joshua Holmes, |
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Michael R. Utley and his fiancée, Melanie Georgules, and Matthew |
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Utley and his wife, Ginn; to his great-grandchildren, Ryan Utley, |
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Sophia Georgules, and Barnes Utley; to his sisters, Pat Klinge and |
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her husband, David, and Neva Bitker and Otti Roeckel; and to his |
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other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of William |
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Charles Bouline. |