Bill Text: TX SR61 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
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Bill Title: In memory of Ellis Lloyd Olmstead of Sherman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR61 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR61-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: In memory of Ellis Lloyd Olmstead of Sherman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR61 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR61-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Ellis Olmstead | ||
WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life has drawn to a close | ||
with the passing of Ellis Lloyd Olmstead of Sherman on September | ||
2, 2022, at the age of 87; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Erling and Edna Olmstead, Ellis | ||
Olmstead was born in Galveston on April 3, 1935, and he grew up | ||
with a sister, Erlyn; after graduating from Ball High School in | ||
1953, he attended The University of Texas, where, at 6'10" tall, | ||
he was a valued member of the Longhorns basketball team, playing | ||
throughout all four years of college; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Olmstead earned his bachelor's | ||
degree from UT and married the former Patti Le Chapman, and the | ||
couple went on to share 65 years together; after living briefly | ||
in Dallas, they settled in Sherman, where Mr. Olmstead went to | ||
work for his father-in-law at Chapman, Inc., a wholesale gasoline | ||
distributorship; over the course of a career that spanned six | ||
decades, he served as president of the Texas Oil Marketers and | ||
the National Oil Jobbers Council; and | ||
WHEREAS, A leader in his community, Mr. Olmstead served as | ||
president of the Sherman Chamber of Commerce and as chair of the | ||
Grayson County Airport Board, and he sat on the boards of Austin | ||
College and Wilson N. Jones Hospital; he was named Sherman | ||
Outstanding Citizen in 1988, and in 2008, he received the Emmett | ||
Essin Community Service Award; an avid pilot for more than 40 | ||
years, he also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and ranching; moreover, | ||
he was an elder at Central Christian Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Ellis Olmstead will be deeply missed, | ||
this beloved man has left his family and friends with many | ||
cherished memories, and he will forever hold a special place in | ||
their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Ellis Lloyd | ||
Olmstead and extend sincere condolences to the members of his | ||
family: to his wife, Patti Olmstead; to his children, Kay Ellen | ||
Kirby and her husband, Kevin, Lee Olmstead and his wife, Julie, | ||
and Andy Olmstead and his wife, Stacey; to his grandchildren, | ||
Emily and Lauren Kirby, Michal Overturf, and Clayton, Claire, and | ||
Brett Olmstead; to his great-granddaughter, Margot Overturf; and | ||
to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Ellis Lloyd Olmstead. | ||
Springer | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 24, 2023, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |