H.R. No. 814
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Mark Lynn Cude of Pleasanton
on October 25, 2009, at the age of 47, brought a profound loss to his
family and friends; and
WHEREAS, A native of Pleasanton, Mark Cude was born on
November 22, 1961, to Bernadine and James Cude; he graduated as the
salutatorian of his class at Pleasanton High School and went on to
earn a degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University in
1985; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Cude served as president of Cude Petroleum for
nearly a decade and opened another business, Riata Finance, in his
hometown in 1990; he later expanded the company to locations in
Floresville, Lytle, and San Antonio; his professional affiliations
included memberships in the San Antonio Retail Merchants Trade
Advisory Council, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and the Texas
Consumer Finance Association; and
WHEREAS, Active in Republican politics, Mr. Cude held the
positions of chair and treasurer with the Atascosa County
Republican Party; in addition, he was a delegate at several Texas
and Atascosa County Republican Conventions, and in 1996 he ran for
Congress as the Republican candidate for U.S. House District 28;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Cude was also an engaged member of his
community, lending his time and talents to such worthy
organizations as the Atascosa Family Crisis Center and CASA of
South Texas and giving generously to local schools and children's
programs; he served as president and director of the Pleasanton
Chamber of Commerce, as treasurer of the Pleasanton Cowboy
Homecoming Association, and as a member of the Jourdanton
Independent School District Vocational Advisory Board; moreover,
he co-chaired the Atascosa County Sesquicentennial Celebration,
participated in the restoration and rededication of the Atascosa
County Courthouse, and helped organize the Silver Saddle Ball; in
1993, he was honored as the Pleasanton Young Citizen of the Year;
and
WHEREAS, Those Texans who give freely of their time and
talents to benefit the larger community make the world a better
place through their actions and their example, and Mark Cude was
indeed one such person; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mark Lynn Cude and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his mother,
Bernadine Cude; to his daughters, Emily and Chloe Cude; to his
brother, Weldon Cude, and his wife, Gayla; to his nieces, Stephanie
and Lindsey Cude, Aubrey Schulze, and Jennie and Jessica Baker; and
to his other relatives and many 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 Mark Cude.
Aliseda
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 814 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 31, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House