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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Abilene lost a beloved resident with the |
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untimely passing of Brian Joseph Green on March 12, 2015, at the age |
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of 56; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dayton, Ohio, on July 21, 1958, to Robert and |
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Gail Green, Brian Green grew up in Columbus and graduated from Upper |
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Arlington High School; he studied aeronautics at Ohio State |
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University and remained an ardent fan of the Buckeyes throughout |
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his life; after college, he went on to serve his country as a member |
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of the Air National Guard for nine years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Green first went to Abilene as an air force |
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contractor at Dyess Air Force Base and settled there permanently in |
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1987; following his retirement from the military, he teamed up with |
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the Abilene Preservation League to renovate the Compton Building, |
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which he converted into an upscale restaurant; the opening of |
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Cypress Street Station in 1993 was an important step in the |
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revitalization of downtown Abilene, and the business was such a |
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success that Mr. Green later added Abilene Brewing Company, the |
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first brewery in the area; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his adopted hometown, Mr. Green gave |
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generously of his time and talents to a number of worthwhile |
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organizations, including the Abilene Youth Sports Authority, the |
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Abilene Chamber of Commerce, the Hendrick Medical Center |
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Foundation, and the Paramount Theatre; in addition, he brought the |
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Texas HOG motorcycle rally to Abilene as president of the Abilene |
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Convention and Visitors Bureau, and he worked with the city's |
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cultural affairs council to organize the Broadway in Abilene |
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series; a member of the Texas Restaurant Association and its |
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Abilene chapter, he was also instrumental in the establishment of a |
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culinary school in the city; and |
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WHEREAS, Caring and compassionate, Mr. Green took a personal |
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interest in his employees and others in the community, and he was |
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always ready to lend a hand to those in need; above all else, he |
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cherished the time he spent with his beloved daughter, Ryleigh; and |
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WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of |
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one man's life, some people leave their unmistakable mark on the |
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world as they move through it, and Brian Green was indeed one such |
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individual; 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 Brian Green and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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daughter, Ryleigh Ann Green; to his brothers, Robert J. Green Jr. |
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and his wife, Marcy, Jeffrey A. Green and his wife, Cathy, and John |
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T. Green and his wife, Angie; to his nieces, Cara, Elyse, and |
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Jacquelin; to his nephews, Nick, Dylan, Gabriel, and Mason; to his |
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friend, Dr. Shelley Wayne-Bruton; to his Cypress Street family; and |
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to his other friends and relatives; 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 Brian |
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Green. |