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1	1	H.R. No. 31
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The state of Texas lost a distinguished businessman
6	6	and leader with the passing of Paul Derald Meek of Fredericksburg on
7	7	June 15, 2007, at the age of 76; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born in McAllen to Valley pioneers William Van Meek
9	9	and Martha Mary Sharp Meek on August 15, 1930, Paul Meek earned a
10	10	bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from The University of
11	11	Texas at Austin; he began a noteworthy career in the petrochemical
12	12	industry with Humble Oil and Refining Company in Baytown and went on
13	13	to work for Cosden Oil and Chemical Company in Big Spring; after
14	14	serving as president of Cosden and as a member of the board of
15	15	directors of its parent company, FINA, he moved to Dallas in 1976 to
16	16	assume the posts of chief operating officer and president of FINA;
17	17	he later served as its chief executive officer and chairman of the
18	18	board before retiring to his Hill Country ranch in 1996; and
19	19	WHEREAS, In 1989, Governor Bill Clements appointed Mr. Meek
20	20	to the Public Utility Commission, which he chaired until 1992;
21	21	moreover, he served as chair of the Engineering Foundation Advisory
22	22	Council at UT Austin, as director of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation,
23	23	and as a member of the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Board of
24	24	Visitors, the UT Longhorn Foundation, the UT Chancellor's Council,
25	25	and the UT McDonald Observatory Board of Visitors; named a
26	26	Distinguished Engineering Graduate by his alma mater, he also
27	27	sought to encourage high school students to pursue careers in
28	28	science, engineering, and math as an advisor and benefactor of
29	29	IGNITE, an educational nonprofit with those aims; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Mr. Meek shared 40 years of marriage with Betty
31	31	Robertson Meek, and the couple were blessed with four daughters,
32	32	Paula, Katheryn, Carol Ann, and Linda; following the death of his
33	33	first wife, he was fortunate enough to find love a second time with
34	34	Sue Etchison Meek, and they enjoyed a rewarding nine-year union;
35	35	and
36	36	WHEREAS, Through his expertise, dedication, and guidance,
37	37	Paul Meek contributed tremendously to the Lone Star State, and he
38	38	leaves behind a legacy that will continue to resonate for any years
39	39	to come; now, therefore, be it
40	40	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
41	41	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Paul Derald Meek and
42	42	extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
43	43	Sue Etchison Meek; to his daughters, Paula Burford and her husband,
44	44	Scott, Katheryn Hasemann and her husband, Charles, Carol Ann Miller
45	45	and her husband, Rusty, and Linda Meek; to his grandchildren, Mary
46	46	Catherine and Charlie Burford, Margaret and Andy Hasemann, Natalie,
47	47	Paul, and Michelle Miller, Robert and Mary Catherine Russo, and
48	48	Samantha and Forrest Poorman; to his stepdaughters, Tracy Russo and
49	49	her husband, Bobby, and Christy Garrison and her husband, Kenny;
50	50	and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
51	51	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
52	52	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
53	53	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Paul Derald
54	54	Meek.
55	55	Hilderbran
56	56	Straus Gattis Menendez Straus Gattis Menendez
57	57	Straus Gattis Menendez
58	58	Allen Geren Merritt Allen Geren Merritt
59	59	Allen Geren Merritt
60	60	Alonzo Giddings Miklos Alonzo Giddings Miklos
61	61	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
62	62	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
63	63	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
64	64	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
65	65	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
66	66	Anderson Guillen Moody Anderson Guillen Moody
67	67	Anderson Guillen Moody
68	68	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
69	69	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
70	70	Berman Hamilton Naishtat Berman Hamilton Naishtat
71	71	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
72	72	Bohac Hancock Oliveira Bohac Hancock Oliveira
73	73	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
74	74	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
75	75	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
76	76	Bonnen Harless Orr Bonnen Harless Orr
77	77	Bonnen Harless Orr
78	78	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
79	79	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
80	80	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
81	81	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
82	82	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
83	83	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
84	84	Burnam Hernandez Patrick Burnam Hernandez Patrick
85	85	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
86	86	Button Herrero Paxton Button Herrero Paxton
87	87	Button Herrero Paxton
88	88	Callegari Hilderbran Pea Callegari Hilderbran Pea
89	89	Callegari Hilderbran Pea
90	90	Castro Hochberg Phillips Castro Hochberg Phillips
91	91	Castro Hochberg Phillips
92	92	Chavez Hodge Pickett Chavez Hodge Pickett
93	93	Chavez Hodge Pickett
94	94	Chisum Homer Pierson Chisum Homer Pierson
95	95	Chisum Homer Pierson
96	96	Christian Hopson Pitts Christian Hopson Pitts
97	97	Christian Hopson Pitts
98	98	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
99	99	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
100	100	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
101	101	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
102	102	Cook Hughes Riddle Cook Hughes Riddle
103	103	Cook Hughes Riddle
104	104	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
105	105	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
106	106	Crabb Isett Ritter Crabb Isett Ritter
107	107	Crabb Isett Ritter
108	108	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
109	109	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
110	110	Creighton Jones Rose Creighton Jones Rose
111	111	Creighton Jones Rose
112	112	Crownover Keffer Sheffield Crownover Keffer Sheffield
113	113	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
114	114	Darby Kent Shelton Darby Kent Shelton
115	115	Darby Kent Shelton
116	116	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
117	117	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
118	118	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
119	119	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
120	120	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
121	121	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
122	122	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
123	123	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
124	124	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
125	125	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
126	126	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
127	127	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
128	128	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
129	129	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
130	130	Edwards Legler Thibaut Edwards Legler Thibaut
131	131	Edwards Legler Thibaut
132	132	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
133	133	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
134	134	Eissler Lewis Truitt Eissler Lewis Truitt
135	135	Eissler Lewis Truitt
136	136	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
137	137	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
138	138	England Madden Turner of Harris England Madden Turner of Harris
139	139	England Madden Turner of Harris
140	140	Farabee Maldonado Vaught Farabee Maldonado Vaught
141	141	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
142	142	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
143	143	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
144	144	Farrar Marquez Villarreal Farrar Marquez Villarreal
145	145	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
146	146	Fletcher Martinez Vo Fletcher Martinez Vo
147	147	Fletcher Martinez Vo
148	148	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
149	149	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
150	150	Flynn McCall Weber Flynn McCall Weber
151	151	Flynn McCall Weber
152	152	Frost McClendon Woolley Frost McClendon Woolley
153	153	Frost McClendon Woolley
154	154	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
155	155	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
156	156	______________________________
157	157	Speaker of the House
158	158	I certify that H.R. No. 31 was unanimously adopted by a rising
159	159	vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
160	160	______________________________
161	161	Chief Clerk of the House
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163	163
164	164
165	165	Straus Gattis Menendez
166	166
167	167	Allen Geren Merritt
168	168
169	169	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
170	170
171	171	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
172	172
173	173	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
174	174
175	175	Anderson Guillen Moody
176	176
177	177	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
178	178
179	179	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
180	180
181	181	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
182	182
183	183	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
184	184
185	185	Bonnen Harless Orr
186	186
187	187	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
188	188
189	189	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
190	190
191	191	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
192	192
193	193	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
194	194
195	195	Button Herrero Paxton
196	196
197	197	Callegari Hilderbran Pea
198	198
199	199	Castro Hochberg Phillips
200	200
201	201	Chavez Hodge Pickett
202	202
203	203	Chisum Homer Pierson
204	204
205	205	Christian Hopson Pitts
206	206
207	207	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
208	208
209	209	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
210	210
211	211	Cook Hughes Riddle
212	212
213	213	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
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215	215	Crabb Isett Ritter
216	216
217	217	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
218	218
219	219	Creighton Jones Rose
220	220
221	221	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
222	222
223	223	Darby Kent Shelton
224	224
225	225	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
226	226
227	227	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
228	228
229	229	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
230	230
231	231	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
232	232
233	233	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
234	234
235	235	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
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237	237	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
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239	239	Edwards Legler Thibaut
240	240
241	241	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
242	242
243	243	Eissler Lewis Truitt
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245	245	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
246	246
247	247	England Madden Turner of Harris
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249	249	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
250	250
251	251	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
252	252
253	253	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
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255	255	Fletcher Martinez Vo
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257	257	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
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259	259	Flynn McCall Weber
260	260
261	261	Frost McClendon Woolley
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263	263	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas