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.
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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.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _______________________
Date
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Governor