By:  Brown                                       S.R. No. 927
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2                               In Memory
    1-3                                  of
    1-4                           Stanley P. Smock
    1-5        WHEREAS, The death of Stanley P. Smock of
    1-6  Lake Jackson, Texas, on April 25, 1993, was deeply mourned by his
    1-7  fellow residents; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, A native of Corning, New York, Mr. Smock was the
    1-9  son of Clifford and Ada Smock; he attended college in New York State
   1-10  and married Mary Barney in 1947; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, A veteran of World War II, he served his country
   1-12  with valor in the United States Air Force as a radio operator
   1-13  in China; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Mr. Smock was an accomplished trumpet player who
   1-15  played solos in church when he was a child; at age 13 he played with
   1-16  a local dance band and began a lifelong love of swing music; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, In the early 1940s he toured with a West Coast band
   1-18  and later played in the original Dow band as well as a variety of
   1-19  swing bands; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, Mr. Smock earned his bachelor of science degree
   1-21  in chemistry from the University of Houston in 1950 and moved to
   1-22  Lake Jackson in 1951; he worked in the Glycol Lab at Dow before
   1-23  becoming supervisor of the Glycerine Lab; a dedicated and diligent
    2-1  worker, he was responsible for quality control in the Tech Center
    2-2  until his retirement in 1982; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, A member of the First United Methodist Church of
    2-4  Lake Jackson and the Riverside Country Club, he enjoyed playing golf
    2-5  and working in his garden; and
    2-6        WHEREAS, A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Mr. Smock
    2-7  was loved by his family and friends who shared his companionship and
    2-8  his memory will live on in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
    2-9        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-10  73rd Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to his bereaved
   2-11  family:  his wife, Mary Smock; his daughter and son-in-law, Ginny and
   2-12  Bruce Brant; his son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Martha Smock; his
   2-13  granddaughters, Sarah Brant, Mariah Brant, and Hannah Smock; his
   2-14  sisters, Lucille Smith, Harriet Blessing, and Jeanne Grant; and
   2-15  his brother, Alden Smock; and, be it further
   2-16        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
   2-17  members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the
   2-18  Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
   2-19  memory of Stanley P. Smock.
   2-20                                 _____________________________________
   2-21                                        President of the Senate
   2-22                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-23                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-24                                 the Senate on May 13, 1993,
   2-25                                 by a rising vote.
    3-1                                 _____________________________________
    3-2                                        Secretary of the Senate
    3-3                                 _____________________________________
    3-4                                         Member, Texas Senate