By Isett                                               H.R. No. 551

         75R10553 SAJ-D                           

                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Mike Kincer on March 18, 1997, at the

 1-2     age of 38, has brought a great loss to the family and many friends

 1-3     of this distinguished Lubbock resident; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, Born February 9, 1959, in Fort Worth, he was

 1-5     graduated from Texas Tech University and was a proud member of the

 1-6     United States Marine Reserves; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, Mr. Kincer was well regarded throughout the area for

 1-8     his successful business career and was a valued employee of

 1-9     Phillips Petroleum Company before becoming vice president of the

1-10     L. T. Kincer Company; and

1-11           WHEREAS, This respected businessman further contributed to

1-12     the community as a member of the American Cottonseed Delinters

1-13     Association, the Southern Seedsman Association, and the Texas Grain

1-14     and Feed Association, and he made time in his busy schedule to

1-15     serve the Republican Party as a precinct chairman; and

1-16           WHEREAS, During his lifetime, Mike Kincer touched the lives

1-17     of many people, and though his presence will be deeply missed, his

1-18     memory will surely endure in the hearts and minds of all who came

1-19     to know and love him; now, therefore, be it

1-20           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

1-21     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mike Kincer and

1-22     extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,

1-23     Monica Prather Kincer; to his daughters, Kendall and Kayleigh; to

1-24     his mother, Barbara Kincer; to his father and stepmother, Danny and

 2-1     Norma Kincer; to his three sisters, Cindy Hernandez, Karen

 2-2     McAuliffe, and Denise Kincer; to his grandmother, Theresa Wilke;

 2-3     and to the many other friends and relatives of this fine gentleman;

 2-4     and, be it further

 2-5           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 2-6     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas

 2-7     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of

 2-8     Mike Kincer.