H.R. No. 3067
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Dorsey
Ray Trapp of Wichita Falls, who died on May 23, 2009, at the age of
61; and
WHEREAS, Dorsey Trapp was born in Wichita Falls on November
2, 1947, to Willard and Virginia Cole Trapp; after graduating from
Hirschi High School in 1966, he attended Midwestern State
University; and
WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Trapp
joined the U.S. Navy in 1968 and served on the USS Coral Sea and the
USS America; and
WHEREAS, In 1974, Mr. Trapp married Cathy Fisher, two months
after he met her, and they would go on to spend 35 happy years
together; as they started a family, Mr. Trapp returned to school at
Vernon Regional Junior College and earned a degree in management;
and
WHEREAS, He won election as Wichita County district clerk in
1987, and he served the citizens of Wichita County for nearly three
decades; he shared his expertise through his work on a number of
committees and as an instructor in several programs at Texas A&M
University; he also served on the board of directors of the Texas
Association of Counties, and he was president of the County and
District Clerks Association of Texas and a member of that
organization's Bylaws Committee; and
WHEREAS, For his contributions to his profession, Mr. Trapp
was recognized as the Clerk of the Year, and he received the Patsy
Baggett Children's Service Award in 2007 for his work with juries in
collecting donations for Child Protective Services; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Trapp was a man of strong religious faith; he
belonged to the Heritage Assembly of God congregation and taught
Children's Church at First Assembly of God for a number of years; in
his leisure time, he enjoyed fishing, and he was named Bass Angler
of the Year in 2007 by the Christian Bass Anglers; and
WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a dedicated public servant,
Dorsey Trapp will be deeply missed, but the integrity, optimism,
and generosity with which he lived his life will forever inspire all
who had the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dorsey Ray Trapp and
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
wife, Cathy Trapp; to his son, Joseph Trapp; to his daughter,
Jennifer Downing; to his grandsons, Kaden and Donovan Downing; to
his sister, Diana Sitler; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dorsey
Trapp.
Farabee
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 3067 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on June 1, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House