82R19334 BPG-D
By: Zedler H.R. No. 1175
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Peggy
Darlene Carriker of Arlington, who passed away on March 14, 2011, at
the age of 80; and
WHEREAS, Born in Decatur on February 23, 1931, the former
Darlene Power was the daughter of Reba Harris and Jesse Power, and
a descendant of a pioneer family that helped settle Tarrant County;
she spent much of her childhood on a farm near Springtown and
attended public schools there before moving to Fort Worth; at the
age of 15, she left school to work for the telephone company as a
switchboard operator; and
WHEREAS, This charming, sophisticated lady was joined in
matrimony to George Wright in 1950 and became the proud mother of
three children, Gary, Ron, and Becky; she had the good fortune to
find love a second time, and she married Dr. Ed Carriker in 1978;
Mrs. Carriker was employed in clerical and bookkeeping positions
for many years; and
WHEREAS, A woman of faith, Mrs. Carriker was baptized as a
young girl in a Wise County creek; she loved to dance and often
amused people by proclaiming that she was a Baptist with Methodist
feet; in her leisure hours, she enjoyed gardening, creating silk
flower arrangements, and spending time with her loved ones; she
also delighted in travel and was a talented cook and seamstress; and
WHEREAS, Darlene Carriker enjoyed a life that was rich in the
intangibles that matter most, and she brought much joy to those who
were privileged to share in her love and friendship; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Peggy Darlene
Carriker and extend sincere condolences to the members of her
family: to her children, Gary Wright and his wife, Janis, Ron Wright
and his wife, Susan, and Becky Wright; to her six grandchildren; to
her nine great-grandchildren; to her stepdaughters, Dee and Kay
Carriker; to her sisters, Margaret Ann Carter and Arnette Scheeler;
to her brothers, Jesse Power, Jr., and Percy Power; to Pat Jacoby
and her husband, Tom; and to her many other relatives and friends;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Peggy
Darlene Carriker.