82R18160 JGH-D
By: Anderson of McLennan H.R. No. 1553
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Delton
Ferrell Steed of Waco, who died on March 23, 2011, at the age of 90;
and
WHEREAS, Del Steed was born in Chidester, Arkansas, on
November 14, 1920, to Floyd and Jewell Steed; and
WHEREAS, In 1945, Mr. Steed met Erline Harger in Meridian,
Mississippi, and the following year the couple were married; they
were blessed with three children, Lesli, Marilyn, and Rusty, and
shared six and a half decades together; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Steed worked as an air traffic controller for 30
years, retiring in 1973; he went on to hold several other positions,
including serving as a captain of the Brazos Queen riverboat, a job
he particularly enjoyed; and
WHEREAS, Although he is deeply missed, those privileged to
share in the friendship and love of Del Steed will always remember
him with great admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Delton Ferrell Steed
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
wife, Erline Harger Steed; to his daughters, Lesli Steed McKinney
and Marilyn Steed Keough; to his son, Rusty Steed, and his wife,
Nancy; to his grandsons, Rusty Steed II, Jon Steed, and Randy Steed
and his fiancé, Rachel Majewski; to his great-grandchildren,
Amanda, Alyssa, Cole, and Schyluer; to his honorary daughter, Carla
Hernandez, and her husband, Luis; and to his other relatives and
friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family, and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Del Steed.