82R13915 JGH-D
By: Hilderbran H.R. No. 943
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories
of Richard Y. Thorpe of Ballinger, who passed away on February 20,
2011, at the age of 79; and
WHEREAS, A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Dick Thorpe was
born on February 22, 1931, to Moneta Allison and Richard Y. Thorpe,
Sr.; he attended the Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville and
answered his nation's call to duty with service in the U.S. Air
Force; he later enrolled at Vanderbilt University, eventually
earning a degree from Davidson College in North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Thorpe enjoyed a long career in the carpet
manufacturing and distribution business, working as a manager for
L. D. Brinkman, Jones Mills, and Galaxy Carpet Mills and as CEO for
Landmark Carpet Mills; in retirement, he dedicated himself to
philanthropy in behalf of children with disabilities and other
young people in need; and
WHEREAS, Although Dick Thorpe will be deeply missed, he
leaves behind a legacy that will forever be treasured by all those
whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Richard Y. Thorpe
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
former wife, Sara Elizabeth Thorpe; to his sons, Dr. Richard Thorpe
III and his wife, Karen, and Arthur Benjamin Thorpe and his wife,
Alison; to his daughter, Allison P. Thorpe; to his brother, John
Thorpe, and his wife, Nancy; 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 Richard
Thorpe.