Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 710
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Richard F. Ulrich
5	5	WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful accomplishments
6	6	drew to a close with the passing of Dr. Richard F. Ulrich of Tyler
7	7	on April 4, 2019, at the age of 83; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 13, 1935, Dick
9	9	Ulrich was the son of Francis Xavier and Elsie Fuzer Ulrich;
10	10	after his father died when he was 10 years old, he worked multiple
11	11	jobs throughout high school and college to help pay for his
12	12	education; he graduated from Fairview High School in 1953 and
13	13	went on to earn a degree in chemistry from Xavier University in
14	14	Cincinnati; after beginning dental school at Northwestern
15	15	University in Chicago, he obtained his medical degree at Ohio
16	16	State University in 1964; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Dr. Ulrich continued his training as an intern and
18	18	resident at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, where he met his future
19	19	wife, Nancy, who was a nurse at the hospital; he was drafted to
20	20	serve in the Vietnam War in March 1966, and the couple exchanged
21	21	wedding vows in May before he was deployed to Okinawa; and
22	22	WHEREAS, After serving as a captain and preventive medical
23	23	officer in Southeast Asia for the duration of his tour,
24	24	Dr. Ulrich returned stateside in 1968 and completed his medical
25	25	residency in St. Louis; he received additional neurology
26	26	training, earning his board certification in 1972, and then moved
27	27	with his family to begin a private practice in Lafayette,
28	28	Louisiana; in 1974, the Ulrichs relocated to Tyler, where
29	29	Dr. Ulrich practiced for 40 years, before retiring in 2014; he
30	30	also contributed to his profession as a member of the Smith
31	31	County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Society, the Texas
32	32	Neurological Society, the American Academy of Neurology, and the
33	33	American Association of Disability Evaluating Physicians; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Dr. Ulrich had a passion for cars and loved
35	35	working on them in his leisure time; in 1985, he founded the East
36	36	Texas Auto and Cycle Show, which raised proceeds at first for
37	37	muscular dystrophy research and later for the East Texas Crisis
38	38	Center; and
39	39	WHEREAS, Over the course of 52 years of marriage, he and
40	40	his wife became the proud parents of two sons, Robert and
41	41	Gregory, and a daughter, Elizabeth, and they were delighted to
42	42	welcome into their family eight grandchildren, Hudson, Hayden,
43	43	Paxton, Emma, Kate, Jay, Andrew, and Violet; and
44	44	WHEREAS, While the passing of Dr. Dick Ulrich brings great
45	45	sadness to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that
46	46	will long be treasured by all those who were privileged to know
47	47	him; now, therefore, be it
48	48	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
49	49	Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Richard
50	50	F. Ulrich and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; and, be
51	51	it further
52	52	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
53	53	prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
54	54	this day, it do so in memory of Dick Ulrich.
55	55	Hughes
56	56	________________________________
57	57	President of the Senate
58	58	I hereby certify that the
59	59	above Resolution was adopted by
60	60	the Senate on May 8, 2019, by a
61	61	rising vote.
62	62	________________________________
63	63	Secretary of the Senate
64	64	________________________________
65	65	Member, Texas Senate