Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 121
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Frank E. Shepard
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
6	6	citizens of Harlingen in mourning the loss of Frank E. Shepard,
7	7	who died January 10, 2009, at the age of 81; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Frank Shepard was born July 17, 1927, in
9	9	Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in Maryville, Tennessee; he
10	10	served in Japan as a United States Army paratrooper; and
11	11	WHEREAS, Dr. Shepard attended the University of Tennessee
12	12	and earned degrees in dentistry and orthodontics from the
13	13	university's dental school in Memphis; in 1954 he moved to
14	14	Harlingen, where he practiced orthodontics for more than 50
15	15	years, earning the appreciation of his patients for his excellent
16	16	work; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Dr. Shepard was a lifetime member of the Texas
18	18	Dental Association, the American Dental Association, and the
19	19	American Association of Orthodontics; while still in dental
20	20	school, he was chosen as a member of the Odontological Honor
21	21	Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, and Psi Omega dental fraternity;
22	22	and
23	23	WHEREAS, An avid flyer, Dr. Shepard was a member of the
24	24	Confederate Air Force, and he flew often to Tennessee and around
25	25	the United States and Mexico with his family; he also belonged to
26	26	the Harlingen Country Club, Life Begins at 40, and Saint Alban's
27	27	Episcopal Church; and
28	28	WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and compassion, he
29	29	gave generously to others, and his wisdom, warmth, and valued
30	30	counsel will not be forgotten by those who knew him; now,
31	31	therefore, be it
32	32	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
33	33	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the family of
34	34	Frank E. Shepard: his wife, Helen; his sons and
35	35	daughters-in-law, Robert Shepard and his wife, Anne, and Stephen
36	36	Shepard and his wife, Suzanne; his daughters and sons-in-law,
37	37	Beth Stewart and her husband, Charles, and Annette Bender and her
38	38	husband, Jon; his sister, Francis Shepard Reid; and his extended
39	39	family of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and, be it
40	40	further
41	41	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
42	42	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
43	43	Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
44	44	memory of Frank E. Shepard.
45	45	Lucio
46	46	________________________________
47	47	President of the Senate
48	48	I hereby certify that the
49	49	above Resolution was adopted by
50	50	the Senate on February 4, 2009, by
51	51	a rising vote.
52	52	________________________________
53	53	Secretary of the Senate
54	54	________________________________
55	55	Member, Texas Senate