H.C.R. No. 54
                              HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, The passing of Donald Ray Lang on January 12, 1995,
    1-2  at the age of 83, has brought a great loss to the many friends and
    1-3  relatives of this distinguished Texan; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, Mr. Lang received his undergraduate degree from
    1-5  Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and went on to earn his law
    1-6  degree from The University of Texas School of Law; an outstanding
    1-7  student, he also was highly regarded on campus as the editor of the
    1-8  yearbook, The Cactus; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, He was well known throughout the Highlands community
   1-10  for his successful career in banking, and he offered wise and
   1-11  thoughtful counsel as the founding chairman of Highlands State
   1-12  Bank; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, Widely respected by his colleagues and peers
   1-14  throughout his chosen profession, he also made many significant
   1-15  contributions to the field of law as an esteemed member of the
   1-16  State Bar of Texas for many years; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Throughout his exceptional career, Mr. Lang
   1-18  maintained close ties to his community and generously served his
   1-19  many friends and neighbors through his 50-year memberships with the
   1-20  Crosby Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star No. 261, the
   1-21  Masonic Lodge, and the Grand Lodge of Iowa, Lodge No. 370; he also
   1-22  enjoyed the close friendships he had formed as a valued member of
   1-23  both the Sons of the American Revolution and Delta Theta Phi law
   1-24  fraternity; and
    2-1        WHEREAS,  This dedicated civic leader was guided throughout
    2-2  life's endeavors by an abiding religious faith, which he eloquently
    2-3  expressed as a devout member of Highlands Methodist Church; and
    2-4        WHEREAS, Mr. Lang was a man of great vision who devoted much
    2-5  of his life to the betterment of his community, and though his
    2-6  presence will be deeply missed, his unique spirit will surely live
    2-7  on in the hearts and minds of the many people whose lives he
    2-8  touched; now, therefore, be it
    2-9        RESOLVED, That the 74th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute
   2-10  to the life of Donald Ray Lang and extend sincere sympathy to the
   2-11  members of his family: to his beloved wife, Sadeane C. Lang; to his
   2-12  daughters, Carol Lee Lang and Donna Kay Lang; to his son and
   2-13  daughter-in-law, Daniel Ray Lang and Sharon Hogge Lang; to his
   2-14  sister, Joyce Lang Newell; and to his many other friends and
   2-15  relatives; and, be it further
   2-16        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-17  prepared for the members of his family, and that when the Texas
   2-18  House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in
   2-19  memory of Donald Ray Lang.