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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Waylan |
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J. Brannan Sr. of Victoria, who passed away on May 1, 2015, at the |
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age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Waylan Brannan was born in Bynum on November 18, |
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1931, to Herbert and Ola Brannan; he grew up with three brothers, |
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Woodrow, Melvin, and R. C., and three sisters, Margie, Lillian, and |
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Inez; he went on to share his life with the former Bonnie Holstien, |
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and they became the parents of four children, Charles, Robert, |
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Bonnie, and Waylan; with the passing years, their family grew to |
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include 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brannan answered his nation's call to duty |
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during the Korean War and joined the U.S. Air Force; upon completion |
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of his military service, he cofounded the Brannan Paving Company |
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with two of his brothers and successfully operated the enterprise |
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for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Brannan served as |
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president of the local YMCA and on the boards of the American Bank |
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of Commerce and Citizens Memorial Hospital; he was also a valued |
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member of the Victoria Masonic Lodge No. 40 and a dedicated |
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congregant of Northside Baptist Church; in his leisure time, he |
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enjoyed hunting, fishing, and traveling with his loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Waylan Brannan treasured the time he spent in the |
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company of his family and friends, and those he leaves behind will |
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in turn cherish their memories of this kind and caring man; now, |
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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 Waylan Brannan and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Bonnie Brannan; to his children, Bonnie Vollmering and her |
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husband, Shawn, and Waylan J. Brannan Jr.; to his sister, Margie |
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Halpain; to his 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; and to |
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his 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 Waylan J. |
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Brannan Sr. |