Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 204
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Royce Hopkins
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of World War II veteran, businessman, and
7	7	Waller County civic leader Royce Hopkins, who died February 6,
8	8	2009, at the age of 84; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Royce Hopkins was born May 20, 1924, in Headrick,
10	10	Oklahoma, to Roy and Lillie Hopkins; he enlisted in the United
11	11	States Army Air Corps at the age of 18 and served as a B-17 bomber
12	12	pilot in the 8th Air Force, 306th Bomb Group, 367th Bomb
13	13	Squadron; he flew 26 combat missions over Germany and earned
14	14	numerous medals, including four Air Medals, two Presidential
15	15	Commendations, and a Purple Heart; and
16	16	WHEREAS, Mr. Hopkins received a bachelor's degree in
17	17	accounting with honors from Texas Tech University and began
18	18	working as an accountant for the Lynn Elliott Company and EIM in
19	19	Houston; he later became general manager for EIM, where he
20	20	developed and patented a flow valve controller; in 1968 he joined
21	21	Texas Steel and Wire as vice president and general manager and
22	22	became a group vice president when the company was acquired by
23	23	Davis-Walker Corporation; and
24	24	WHEREAS, After he retired in 1981, Royce became active in
25	25	the Republican Party and served as a precinct chairman and a
26	26	member of the Waller County executive committee; he also served
27	27	on several civic boards and committees and supported the Houston
28	28	Executive Airport; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Mr. Hopkins was a longtime member of the 306th
30	30	Bomb Group Association, serving as treasurer and assisting in the
31	31	development of the Thurleigh Airfield 306th Bomb Group Museum; he
32	32	was also a member of and active leader in the First United
33	33	Methodist Church in Brookshire; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Royce Hopkins was an honorable man who was admired
35	35	and respected in the community for his service and his many
36	36	accomplishments; he was a devoted husband, father, and
37	37	grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured
38	38	forever by all who knew him; now, therefore, be it
39	39	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
40	40	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
41	41	family of Royce Hopkins: his wife, Mollie; his daughters and
42	42	sons-in-law, Sharon and Peter Harvey, Kim and Jeff Montag, and
43	43	Kit Hopkins; his son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Andrea
44	44	Hopkins; his grandchildren, Chris and Jennifer; and his sisters,
45	45	Joye McLain and Lois Ann King; and, be it further
46	46	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
47	47	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
48	48	Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
49	49	memory of Royce Hopkins.
50	50	Hegar
51	51	________________________________
52	52	President of the Senate
53	53	I hereby certify that the
54	54	above Resolution was adopted by
55	55	the Senate on February 17, 2009,
56	56	by a rising vote.
57	57	________________________________
58	58	Secretary of the Senate
59	59	________________________________
60	60	Member, Texas Senate