HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The family and many friends of the Honorable W. G. 1-2 "Cotton" Kirklin were greatly saddened by his death on May 7, 1997, 1-3 at the age of 85, and we join them in mourning their great loss; 1-4 and 1-5 WHEREAS, A graduate of Baylor University, Mr. Kirklin served 1-6 with distinction in the United States Army during World War II, 1-7 earning a battlefield promotion to the rank of captain before 1-8 returning to Texas; an oilman and farmer, he was a partner in 1-9 Kirklin and Kirklin Drilling Company; and 1-10 WHEREAS, From 1953 to 1957, Mr. Kirklin served in the Texas 1-11 House of Representatives, and during the 53rd and 54th legislative 1-12 sessions he lent his wide breadth of experience and wealth of 1-13 common sense to the house standing committees on common carriers; 1-14 federal relations; military and veterans' affairs; motor traffic; 1-15 oil, gas, and mining; state affairs; and revenue and taxation, 1-16 which he served as a co-chair; and 1-17 WHEREAS, A respected and trusted administrator, Mr. Kirklin 1-18 was appointed by Governor Allan Shivers to the Board for Texas 1-19 State Hospitals and Special Schools and was reappointed to the 1-20 board by Governor Price Daniel; named assistant commissioner of the 1-21 newly created Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental 1-22 Retardation in 1965, he served there until his retirement in 1977, 1-23 and he then chaired the Texas Health Facilities Commission from 1-24 1983 to 1986; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Throughout his life, W. G. Kirklin distinguished 2-2 himself as a dedicated public servant, and although he will be 2-3 deeply missed, his spirit will surely live on in all those who knew 2-4 him; now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-6 hereby honor the memory of W. G. "Cotton" Kirklin and extend 2-7 sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his sons, Layton 2-8 Kirklin and Donald Frank Kirklin; to his grandchildren, Joseph 2-9 Connell Kirklin, Mrs. Mark McMahan, Bradley Kirklin, and Meaghan 2-10 Kirklin; to his nephews, Dan Kirklin and Gene Rumbaugh; to his 2-11 niece, Mary Helen Grant; to his cousin, J. B. Kirklin; and to his 2-12 other family members and friends; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas 2-15 House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in 2-16 memory of W. G. "Cotton" Kirklin. 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. 298 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 29, 1997. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 298 was adopted by the Senate on May 29, 1997, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _______________________ Date _______________________ Governor