TITLE: In memory of former Texas state representative Benjamin Albert Glusing of Kingsville.

SUMMARY: In memory of former Texas state representative Benjamin Albert Glusing of Kingsville.

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WHEREAS, A life devoted to the service of others drew to a close with the passing of former Texas state representative Benjamin Albert Glusing on May 3, 2016, at the age of 100; and WHEREAS, The son of Rudolph and Katherine Glusing, Ben Glusing was born in Redfield, Kansas, on February 3, 1916, and grew up with the companionship of his sister, Mary, and his two brothers, John and James; after earning a bachelor's degree in economics at Washburn College in Topeka in 1937, he moved to Corpus Christi and went to work as a broadcaster for KRIS radio; and WHEREAS, Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941, Mr. Glusing was stationed in Brownwood with a military police unit when Pearl Harbor was attacked, and he went on to serve his country with pride in the Pacific theater; following the completion of his military service in 1946, he studied law at Georgetown University and subsequently settled in Kingsville, where he worked initially with the Kleberg County attorney's office; he later went into private practice, and for more than a quarter of a century, he numbered the King Ranch among his clients; he also enjoyed a distinguished career in state government, winning his first election to the Texas House of Representatives in 1952 and serving his constituents in Kenedy, Kleberg, and Nueces Counties for five consecutive terms, until 1963; and WHEREAS, Imbued with a deep affection for his community, Mr. Glusing devoted countless hours to its service; he was a member of the Kingsville Noon Rotary Club for 67 years, and on his 65th anniversary with the club it made him an Honorary Rotarian, the highest award the organization can confer; he also helped to found the Kleberg-Kenedy County Water Control Improvement District, now known as the South Texas Water Authority; in addition, he held membership on the Texas Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and in 2002, he joined in launching a two-year capital campaign to renovate the abandoned train depot in town and turn it into a museum; moreover, he served in a number of positions with the Church of the Epiphany, where he was a valued parishioner; and WHEREAS, Mr. Glusing was joined in matrimony to Nell Buchanan Jack in 1956, and the couple shared a rewarding marriage that spanned 22 years, until her death in 1978; he was a caring father to James Glusing and a doting stepfather to Sarah and Josephine Foster, and later in life, he was blessed with five grandchildren, Laura, William, Kristine, Johnathan, and Benjamin, and two great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Addison; and WHEREAS, A public servant and civic leader whose contributions have touched the lives of countless fellow citizens, Ben Glusing will long be remembered with admiration and affection in the town he was proud to call home; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Honorable Benjamin Albert Glusing and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn his passing; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ben Glusing. Lozano Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2134 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 22, 2017. Chief Clerk of the House