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1	1	H.R. No. 1924
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The citizens of Kerrville lost a beloved neighbor
6	6	and much admired civic leader with the passing of Josephine
7	7	Schreiner Parker on April 13, 2009, at the age of 92; and
8	8	WHEREAS, A native of Kerrville, "Dodo" Parker was born on
9	9	November 16, 1916, to Scott and Josephine Schreiner; she attended
10	10	Schreiner Institute, graduated from Tivy High School, and earned
11	11	her bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at Austin, where
12	12	she was active in the Curtain Club and Pi Beta Phi sorority; she
13	13	later studied voice in San Antonio and Los Angeles; and
14	14	WHEREAS, She married E. C. Parker, Jr., on January 29, 1942,
15	15	and while her husband served overseas during World War II, Mrs.
16	16	Parker lived in New York City, studying music and voice at Juilliard
17	17	School of Music and singing on occasion with the USO; and
18	18	WHEREAS, In 1947, the couple settled in Kerrville, and in
19	19	addition to raising her children, Mrs. Parker became an
20	20	enthusiastic volunteer, supporting the Cub Scouts, teaching Red
21	21	Cross water safety courses, and chairing the Kerr County United
22	22	Fund Drive; she also shared her time with the boards of the Auld
23	23	Youth Center and Kerrville Cemetery Association, served as
24	24	president of the PTA at Starkey Elementary School, Peterson Middle
25	25	School, and Tivy High School, and became the first woman to be
26	26	elected to the Kerrville Independent School District Board; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Mrs. Parker maintained a lifelong interest in the
28	28	performing arts; she produced elaborate water shows in the Cascades
29	29	Swimming Pool and hosted a radio talk show, interviewing such
30	30	celebrities as Audie Murphy and Gene Autry; moreover, she held
31	31	leadership positions with the Kerrville Community Concerts
32	32	Association, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Kerrville Community
33	33	Theater, and the Texas Arts Alliance, and she enjoyed playing roles
34	34	in several productions at the Point Summer Theater; and
35	35	WHEREAS, A devoted UT alumnus, Mrs. Parker served on the
36	36	board of the institution's Arts and Sciences Foundation and as
37	37	district councilwoman of the Texas Ex-Students' Association, board
38	38	member of the UT Chancellor's Council, and member of the American
39	39	Association of University Women; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Mrs. Parker was also an advocate for Texas ranchers;
41	41	appointed to the Governing Board of the National Wool Growers
42	42	Association Auxiliary, she served as president of the Texas Sheep
43	43	and Goat Raisers Association Auxiliary and as a member of the Kerr
44	44	County Chapter Auxiliary board of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers
45	45	Association; and
46	46	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan's most passionate pursuit was
47	47	working to preserve local history for future generations; a member
48	48	of the James Kerr Chapter of the Daughters of the American
49	49	Revolution and the Captain Charles Schreiner Chapter of the United
50	50	Daughters of the Confederacy, she was also a charter member and
51	51	president of the Hill Country Preservation Society; she devoted
52	52	more than three decades to the establishment of the Hill Country
53	53	Museum at the Captain Charles Schreiner Mansion, the home of her
54	54	great-grandfather, and considered it her greatest achievement; and
55	55	WHEREAS, A gracious and giving woman, Dodo Parker contributed
56	56	to her community through a lifetime of purposeful endeavor, and she
57	57	leaves behind a legacy of good works that will resonate for years to
58	58	come; now, therefore, be it
59	59	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
60	60	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Josephine Schreiner
61	61	Parker and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to
62	62	her husband, E. C. Parker, Jr.; to her children, Scott and Barbara
63	63	Parker, Tobin and Kim Parker, and Cee Parker and Carlos Ibarra; to
64	64	her grandchildren, Scott, Lauren, John, Schreiner, and Tobin; and
65	65	to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
66	66	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
67	67	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
68	68	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Josephine
69	69	Schreiner Parker.
70	70	Hilderbran
71	71	______________________________
72	72	Speaker of the House
73	73	I certify that H.R. No. 1924 was unanimously adopted by a
74	74	rising vote of the House on May 14, 2009.
75	75	______________________________
76	76	Chief Clerk of the House