TITLE: In memory of Willard Lowell Hendershott of Alpine.

SUMMARY: In memory of Willard Lowell Hendershott of Alpine.

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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Willard Lowell Hendershott of Alpine were greatly saddened by his passing on March 5, 2011, at the age of 92; and WHEREAS, Born on May 10, 1918, in Salina, Kansas, Willard Hendershott graduated from high school in 1936 and then worked and attended college; he entered the United States Army Air Corps in 1941, becoming a pilot, and served for more than four years during World War II; responsible for ferrying aircraft from U.S. factories to troops overseas in the European, Asiatic, and Pacific theaters, he rose to the rank of major and received many honors, including the American Defense Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal, before his discharge in 1946; and WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Hendershott was employed as a pilot with Eastern Airlines and also purchased and operated an avocado farm in Florida; following his retirement in 1975, he traveled the country in his RV with his dog, and while on the way to Big Bend National Park, he stopped in Alpine and fell in love with the area; he sold his farm and moved to Alpine in 1990; and WHEREAS, Mr. Hendershott enjoyed woodworking and devoted many hours to projects in his woodshop; an animal lover and philanthropist, he supported numerous local and national charities; and WHEREAS, Willard Hendershott inspired others with his kind and caring ways, and memories of time spent in his company will be forever treasured by all those who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Willard Lowell Hendershott and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; 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 Willard Lowell Hendershott. Gallego Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1497 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 5, 2011. Chief Clerk of the House