| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 395 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | David Richard Frank |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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| 6 | 6 | | commemorates the life of David Richard Frank on March 18, 2009, |
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| 7 | 7 | | the day that would have been the 49th anniversary of his marriage |
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| 8 | 8 | | to Emily Birdwell Frank; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, David Frank was born August 8, 1939, near Mentz in |
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| 10 | 10 | | Colorado County; he graduated from Columbus High School in 1957, |
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| 11 | 11 | | and shortly thereafter, he moved to Houston and joined the Army |
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| 12 | 12 | | National Guard, in which he served faithfully for many years |
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| 13 | 13 | | until he was honorably discharged in 1990; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, He met the love of his life, Emily Birdwell, while |
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| 15 | 15 | | skating at a rink in Eagle Lake; David and Emily married on March |
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| 16 | 16 | | 18, 1960, at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Columbus, and the |
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| 17 | 17 | | couple moved to Columbus that summer; their daughter, Julie |
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| 18 | 18 | | Ellen, was born on December 15, 1974; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, A leader in the Columbus community, David served |
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| 20 | 20 | | for a number of years as a director of the Colorado County Fair |
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| 21 | 21 | | Association and was a member of the Columbus Lions Club and the |
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| 22 | 22 | | Bernardo Hermann Sons Lodge 243; he was a member of the Columbus |
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| 23 | 23 | | Volunteer Fire Department from 1977 to 1995; he retired from his |
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| 24 | 24 | | work with the Texas Department of Transportation on December 31, |
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| 25 | 25 | | 1994; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, David and Emily were exemplary Columbus citizens |
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| 27 | 27 | | and shared a deep love and devotion to one another throughout the |
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| 28 | 28 | | years of their marriage; until his death on November 13, 2007, |
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| 29 | 29 | | David lived a fulfilling life with Emily, and their happiness |
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| 30 | 30 | | together was an inspiration to others; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, David enjoyed hunting in the Texas Hill Country |
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| 32 | 32 | | around Junction and looked forward to annual hunting trips in |
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| 33 | 33 | | Colorado; he was close to his friends in the guard and at the fire |
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| 34 | 34 | | department, and the members of the Columbus Volunteer Fire |
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| 35 | 35 | | Department Honor Guard served as pallbearers at his funeral; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, David was a man of integrity, strength, and |
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| 37 | 37 | | generosity; a dedicated husband and father, he was beloved by his |
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| 38 | 38 | | family and friends, and he left behind memories that are deeply |
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| 39 | 39 | | treasured by all who were privileged to share in his life; now, |
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| 40 | 40 | | therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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| 42 | 42 | | Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of David Richard |
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| 43 | 43 | | Frank and to the long and rewarding marriage that he and Emily |
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| 44 | 44 | | devotedly shared; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 46 | 46 | | Emily Frank, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so |
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| 47 | 47 | | in memory of David Frank. |
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| 48 | 48 | | West |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | President of the Senate |
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| 51 | 51 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 52 | 52 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 53 | 53 | | the Senate on March 9, 2009, by a |
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| 54 | 54 | | rising vote. |
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| 55 | 55 | | ________________________________ |
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| 56 | 56 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 57 | 57 | | ________________________________ |
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| 58 | 58 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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