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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Richard Lynn Ingrim, an esteemed member of the |
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| 6 | 7 | | Grand Saline community and a friend to many, passed away on November |
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| 7 | 8 | | 22, 2020, at the age of 77; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Clarence Houston and Eileen Leona Knowles |
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| 9 | 10 | | Ingrim, Rick Ingrim was born in Wichita, Kansas, on April 8, 1943, |
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| 10 | 11 | | and he grew up with the companionship of three siblings, Jim, |
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| 11 | 12 | | Dennis, and Judy; answering his nation's call to duty, he joined the |
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| 12 | 13 | | U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; he served as a Green Beret |
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| 13 | 14 | | paratrooper and a medic for the 5th Special Forces Group and was |
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| 14 | 15 | | awarded the Bronze Star; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Upon returning to civilian life, he pursued a career |
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| 16 | 17 | | in medicine, attending medical schools in Texas and Mexico before |
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| 17 | 18 | | completing his residency in family medicine at the University of |
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| 18 | 19 | | Oklahoma in 1984; he subsequently moved back to Texas to open a |
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| 19 | 20 | | private practice in Grand Saline, Family Medicine Clinic, and he |
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| 20 | 21 | | went on to establish Country Trails Care Center in 1988; |
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| 21 | 22 | | additionally, he served for many years as medical director for |
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| 22 | 23 | | Cozby-Germany Hospital and for the Grand Saline Fire |
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| 23 | 24 | | Department/EMS; he retired from his office practice in 2018 but |
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| 24 | 25 | | continued working in hospice care; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, An Eagle Scout and a lifelong supporter of the Boy |
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| 26 | 27 | | Scouts, Dr. Ingrim gave generously of his time and talents to Troop |
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| 27 | 28 | | No. 374, serving as scoutmaster and guiding many scouts in |
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| 28 | 29 | | attaining the rank of Eagle Scout; he was sustained by an abiding |
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| 29 | 30 | | faith and was a valued congregant of First United Methodist Church, |
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| 30 | 31 | | where he attended the Pairs and Spares Sunday school class; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Ingrim benefited from the |
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| 32 | 33 | | love and support of his wife, Diane, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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| 33 | 34 | | union that spanned five decades; he took great pride in his three |
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| 34 | 35 | | children, Ryan, Holly, and Zack, and he delighted in time spent with |
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| 35 | 36 | | his three grandchildren, Ellie, Asher, and Brooks; in his leisure |
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| 36 | 37 | | hours, he enjoyed gardening and putting his tractor to use; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, While the death of Rick Ingrim brings immeasurable |
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| 38 | 39 | | sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that |
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| 39 | 40 | | will long be treasured by all those who hold him dear; now, |
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| 40 | 41 | | therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Richard Lynn |
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| 43 | 44 | | Ingrim and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 48 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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| 48 | 49 | | Dr. Richard Ingrim. |
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