HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Frederick W. "Rick" Volker, Jr., on 1-2 December 28, 1995, at the age of 48, brought a great loss to the 1-3 many friends and family of this esteemed Odessa resident; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Born July 13, 1947, in Norman, Oklahoma, he attended 1-5 the University of Maryland in Munich, Germany, the University of 1-6 Oklahoma, and Central State University, where he earned his 1-7 bachelor's degree in business administration; and 1-8 WHEREAS, In 1971 Mr. Volker took as his bride the former Ann 1-9 McCune and in 1977 the couple moved from Oklahoma to Odessa, where 1-10 he became a valued employee of City Pipe and Supply Corporation; 1-11 and 1-12 WHEREAS, Although stricken with lymphoma for more than a 1-13 decade, this inspirational individual maintained a positive outlook 1-14 on life throughout the course of his illness and constantly placed 1-15 the needs of others above his own; and 1-16 WHEREAS, A deacon and Sunday school teacher at the First 1-17 Baptist Church, Mr. Volker took the stage each year as one of the 1-18 magi in the drama portion of the church's annual Living Christmas 1-19 Tree presentation, and he insisted on performing in the yuletide 1-20 pageant even when his health was failing; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Mr. Volker also contributed to the betterment of his 1-22 community through his active participation in a number of worthy 1-23 organizations, including Sertoma, the United Way Allocations 1-24 Committee, Junior Achievement, the National Association of Credit 2-1 Managers, the Texas Association of Businesses, and the Reagan 2-2 Elementary School PTA, which honored his many contributions with a 2-3 life membership in the Texas PTA; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Rick Volker was a man of rare courage and 2-5 generosity; although his warmth and wisdom are gone from us now, 2-6 his remarkable spirit surely lives on in the hearts of the many 2-7 people whose lives he touched during his time on this earth; now, 2-8 therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-10 hereby honor the life of Frederick W. "Rick" Volker, Jr., and 2-11 extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, 2-12 Ann Volker; to his daughters, Jenny Volker and Rebecca Volker; to 2-13 his parents, F. W. and Elinor Volker; to his sisters and 2-14 brother-in-law, Jeani Volker and Sally and Dennis Burdette; to his 2-15 nephews, Brian and Patrick Burdette; and to the many other friends 2-16 and relatives of this beloved man; and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-18 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas 2-19 House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in 2-20 memory of Frederick W. "Rick" Volker, Jr. West Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 195 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 8, 1997. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 195 was adopted by the Senate on May 15, 1997, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _______________________ Date _______________________ Governor