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1	1	H.C.R. No. 199
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4	4	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	5	WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and
6	6	meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends
7	7	of George I. Richardson of Paris, Texas, who passed away on April
8	8	13, 2009, at the age of 85; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Born in Lamar County on February 22, 1924, to Thomas
10	10	Eugene and Tiney Freeman Richardson, George Richardson graduated
11	11	from the Midway School and attended Paris Junior College before
12	12	answering his nation's call to duty with service in the U.S. Army
13	13	during World War II; he played basketball on the military team and
14	14	came very close to qualifying to play on the U.S. Olympic team; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Mr. Richardson worked at the Texas Department of
16	16	Transportation for nearly four decades and retired as office
17	17	manager in the district maintenance engineer's office; he had a
18	18	deep passion for music and played the piano, banjo, mandolin,
19	19	guitar, and harmonica; a member of three different bands, he
20	20	frequently performed for the residents of local nursing homes over
21	21	the course of 20 years; he also took a prominent role in many
22	22	community activities, serving as president of the Rockford Cemetery
23	23	Association and as a member of the Cunningham school board;
24	24	moreover, he was a beloved participant in the Paris Rodeo
25	25	festivities each year, amusing spectators by riding his donkey at
26	26	the event; and
27	27	WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Richardson enjoyed the
28	28	love and support of his wife, the former Maureen Gordon, with whom
29	29	he shared 62 years; the couple raised two children, Ron and Gerrie,
30	30	and with the passing years welcomed into the family three
31	31	grandchildren, Jerrod, Kristi, and Chance, and three
32	32	great-grandchildren, Kaden, Ashlyn, and Gage; Mr. Richardson was a
33	33	proud member of Union Church at Taylortown, where he was active in
34	34	the music ministry, and he taught at several churches over the
35	35	course of his six-decade tenure as a Sunday school lecturer; and
36	36	WHEREAS, With his enduring devotion to his family and his
37	37	community, George Richardson made a meaningful difference in the
38	38	lives of his neighbors and loved ones, and his contributions will be
39	39	fondly remembered for years to come; now, therefore, be it
40	40	RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
41	41	hereby pay tribute to the life of George I. Richardson and extend
42	42	sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Helen
43	43	Maureen Gordon Richardson; to his children, Ron Richardson and
44	44	Gerrie Bankhead; to his grandchildren, Jerrod Bankhead, Kristi
45	45	Callihan and her husband, Bryan, and Chance Bankhead and his
46	46	fiancee, Morgan Nickerson; to his great-grandchildren, Kaden and
47	47	Ashlyn Callihan and Gage Bankhead; to his sister, Wanda Reid; to his
48	48	sister-in-law, Ellen Richardson; and to his other relatives and
49	49	friends; and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	51	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
52	52	Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
53	53	George Richardson.
54	54	Homer
55	55	______________________________ ______________________________
56	56	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
57	57	I certify that H.C.R. No. 199 was unanimously adopted by a
58	58	rising vote of the House on May 4, 2009.
59	59	______________________________
60	60	Chief Clerk of the House
61	61	I certify that H.C.R. No. 199 was unanimously adopted by a
62	62	rising vote of the Senate on May 18, 2009.
63	63	______________________________
64	64	Secretary of the Senate
65	65	APPROVED: __________________
66	66	Date
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68	68	Governor