H.R. No. 708 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On May 13, 1915, Richard Louis Randolph first 1-2 entered this world, and the members of this chamber would like to 1-3 congratulate him on the anniversary of this occasion, since it was 1-4 through no fault of his own that this significant event occurred in 1-5 Kingsburg, California; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Although a native Californian, Richard L. Randolph 1-7 retains considerable ties to the Lone Star State that include a 1-8 maternal relative among the defenders of the Alamo and, after the 1-9 War Between the States, the migration of his maternal grandparents 1-10 from a plantation in the Deep South to a cattle ranch in Fannin 1-11 County, where the community of Randolph, Texas, stands today as 1-12 testament to the family's deep roots in the Blackland Prairie; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Fannin County was the site of the marriage of his 1-14 maternal grandparents, Lewis W. Lindley and Adelaide Corzine, in 1-15 1879, and the birthplace of his mother, Lucy Ann Lindley; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Richard L. Randolph began an illustrious 27-year 1-17 military career by joining the Army Air Corps Flying Cadet program 1-18 in 1939, and upon being stationed at Randolph Field and Kelly Field 1-19 in San Antonio, during which period, with an avid love of flying, 1-20 he spent weekends with like-minded officers practicing aerobatics 1-21 and dog-fighting and acquainting himself with most Texas towns 1-22 where a plane could land, he developed a deep appreciation for the 1-23 beauty and character of the state; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Richard L. Randolph's military career continued on 2-2 to include action in the Pacific Theater with the 462nd Bomb Group 2-3 as a B-29 pilot, where he was highly decorated in receiving three 2-4 Distinguished Flying Cross medals, the Award of the Air Medal with 2-5 Seven Oak-Leaf Clusters, and the Bronze Star, and flew well over 2-6 100 missions against the enemy, finishing his tour as deputy 2-7 commander of the group, having attained the rank of lieutenant 2-8 colonel at the earliest age in Army Air Corps history; and 2-9 WHEREAS, After World War II, Richard L. Randolph served in 2-10 Korea, where he received the Legion of Merit, and later earned an 2-11 A.B. in physics, established the Radiological Defense School in 2-12 Sandia Base, New Mexico, served as assistant for atomic energy in 2-13 the Pentagon, earned a master's degree in personnel management, 2-14 served as executive assistant to the chief of staff, U.S. Air 2-15 Force, and as director of air training of NATO forces for the 2-16 supreme commander of Allied Forces in Europe, and retired with the 2-17 rank of colonel at Lowrey Air Force Base in Colorado; and 2-18 WHEREAS, Since his retirement from the Air Force, Richard L. 2-19 Randolph has distinguished himself as an international businessman 2-20 as president of the World Security Fund, as founder and president 2-21 of Microgravity Research Associates, Inc., a high-technology 2-22 company organized to produce crystal materials in space, and as a 2-23 scientist with two patents and a third pending, and has authored 2-24 scientific articles and presented papers at national science and 2-25 space seminars, participated with major aerospace firms in 3-1 developing plans for the U.S. Space Station, and since 1989 has 3-2 served as a member of NASA's Commercial Space Station Planning 3-3 Team; and 3-4 WHEREAS, Richard L. Randolph has been an avid fisherman and 3-5 hunter throughout Texas during his adult life, and he has provided 3-6 significant economic development in Texas as well as providing a 3-7 unilateral wildlife management program through conservationist 3-8 shooting techniques to ensure that an abundance of game is left to 3-9 survive and multiply in its natural habitat; and 3-10 WHEREAS, Richard L. Randolph has served with distinction in 3-11 the defense of our nation, has furthered the interests of commerce 3-12 and science, is a devoted husband and father, and is an outdoorsman 3-13 with a love and respect for nature's bounty, thus embodying the 3-14 highest principles that Texans hold near and dear; now, therefore, 3-15 be it 3-16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 3-17 Legislature hereby congratulate Richard L. Randolph on his birthday 3-18 and pay tribute and honor him for his lifetime of distinguished 3-19 service and achievement and convey its highest esteem to him and 3-20 his family: to his wife, Miriam, to his son, Ian Michael, a Texas 3-21 resident, and to the other members of his family, and that he be 3-22 declared to be an Honorary Texan; and, be it further 3-23 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared 3-24 for him and the members of his family. 3-25 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared 4-1 for him and the members of his family. 4-2 Cain 4-3 H.R. No. 708 4-4 _______________________________ 4-5 Speaker of the House 4-6 I certify that H.R. No. 708 was adopted by the House on May 4-7 13, 1993, by a non-record vote. 4-8 _______________________________ 4-9 Chief Clerk of the House