81R29175 JKB-D
By: Homer H.C.R. No. 217
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Residents of the Pattonville area lost a beloved
neighbor and friend with the death of Meredith G. Harper on April
21, 2009, at the age of 66; and
WHEREAS, The son of Jefferson and Lillie Harper, Meredith
Harper was born in Slaton on April 19, 1943; he was a farmer and
rancher and worked for the United States Department of Agriculture
as a crop adjuster; in addition, he was a member of First Baptist
Church in Paris, where he served as a deacon and Sunday school
teacher; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Harper was married to the former Fay Turner, and
the couple welcomed two children into their family, a daughter,
Cherl, and a son, Jeffrey; and
WHEREAS, Meredith Harper lived a caring and purposeful life,
and he will long be remembered with admiration and affection by all
those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby pay tribute to the memory of Meredith G. Harper and extend
sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Fay
Turner Harper; to his daughter, Cherl Harper Byles and her husband,
Bruce; to his grandchildren, Brandon and Brooke Byles; to his
mother, Lillie Gentry Harper; to his sister, Carolyn Tefertiller
and her husband, Duane; to his brother, Glen Harper; and to his
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 House of
Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
Meredith Harper.