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1	1	H.R. No. 940
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Residents of Pasadena lost a valued community leader
6	6	with the passing of Donald Ray Carpenter, Sr., on March 1, 2009, at
7	7	the age of 77; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born to William and Claudia Carpenter in Kosse on
9	9	July 5, 1931, Donald Carpenter graduated from John H. Reagan High
10	10	School and went on to study at The University of Texas and the
11	11	University of Houston; he began working for Southwestern Bell
12	12	Telephone Company at the age of 17 as a mail room clerk and was
13	13	employed by the company for 40 years, eventually retiring as
14	14	district manager; moreover, he served his nation as a member of the
15	15	Air Force Reserve; and
16	16	WHEREAS, Mr. Carpenter devoted himself to his community in
17	17	the years following his retirement, serving as president of the
18	18	Pasadena Rotary Club and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and as
19	19	chief of staff for the City of Pasadena; possessing a deep knowledge
20	20	of local issues and a strong rapport with elected officials, he was
21	21	a sought-after political advisor whose opinions were highly
22	22	respected, and he was an active member of Park Place Masonic Lodge
23	23	and a prominent supporter of the YMCA, the Salvation Army, and
24	24	several other charitable causes; when not busy with other projects,
25	25	he relished spending time on the golf course; and
26	26	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Carpenter enjoyed the
27	27	love and support of his wife, Barbara, with whom he shared nearly
28	28	six decades of marriage; the couple were blessed with three
29	29	children, Donald, Darrell, and Barbara, and had the pleasure of
30	30	welcoming six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren into
31	31	their family; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Donald Carpenter lived a caring and purposeful life,
33	33	and he will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of all
34	34	those who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it
35	35	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
36	36	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Donald Ray
37	37	Carpenter, Sr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
38	38	family: to his wife, Barbara Carpenter; to his children, Donald Ray
39	39	Carpenter, Jr., and his wife, Shirley, Darrell Carpenter and his
40	40	wife, Barbara, and Barbara Fonville and her husband, Kim; to his
41	41	grandchildren, Lisa Ann Carpenter, Darrell Carpenter, Jr., and his
42	42	wife, Susie, Donald Ray Carpenter III and his fiancee, Lindsay
43	43	Overfield, Brandi Nicole Vorse and her husband, Brandon, Kimberly
44	44	Fonville, and Crystal VanPutten; to his great-grandchildren, Cade
45	45	Walker Carpenter and Katlyn and Nathan VanPutten; to his niece,
46	46	Theresa Ann Works; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be
47	47	it further
48	48	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
49	49	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
50	50	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Donald
51	51	Carpenter.
52	52	Legler
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Speaker of the House
55	55	I certify that H.R. No. 940 was unanimously adopted by a
56	56	rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009.
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Chief Clerk of the House