H.R. No. 1694
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories
of Larry Richard Larsen of Houston, who passed away on February 9,
2015, at the age of 68; and
WHEREAS, Born on March 13, 1946, in Concordia, Kansas, Larry
Larsen was the son of Arthur and Mildred Barleen Larsen; after
graduating from Kansas State University with a degree in
engineering, he went on to attend Wharton Graduate School at the
University of Pennsylvania; a United States Army veteran, he served
his country during the Vietnam War, earning a Bronze Star; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Larsen worked for McKinsey & Company, Raymond
International, and Portman Grey Partners before joining the staff
of Powell Industries; he routinely went out of his way to lend
assistance and support to his colleagues at Powell and made many
friends along the way; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Larsen and his wife, Diane, shared a rewarding
marriage that spanned 45 years, and they became the proud parents of
a daughter, Kathryn; and
WHEREAS, Generous and outgoing, Larry Larsen enjoyed a life
that was rich in the intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply
missed by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Larry Richard
Larsen and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family:
to his wife, Diane M. Larsen; to his daughter, Kathryn Hunt Larsen;
to his sister, Anita Nelson, and her husband, Elden; to his nieces
and nephews, Deanna Garlow and her husband, Don, Scott Nelson and
his wife, Barbara, James Velghe, Maggie Glenn-Jones and her
husband, Kevin, and Katherine Crostarosa; 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 Larry
Richard Larsen.
Davis of Harris
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1694 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 23, 2015.
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Chief Clerk of the House