HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Bruce Thomson McKenzie on October 17,
 1-2     1998, at the age of 70, brought a great loss to the family and many
 1-3     friends of this esteemed individual; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, A lifelong Fort Stockton resident and former mayor,
 1-5     Mr. McKenzie was a graduate of Fort Stockton High School and
 1-6     attended Texas Tech University; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, On December 23, 1949, he was united in matrimony
 1-8     with the former Carolyn Alyne Carruthers, and their long and loving
 1-9     union was blessed with two sons, Ted and Bryan McKenzie; and
1-10           WHEREAS, A member of a pioneer ranching family, Mr. McKenzie
1-11     was a self-employed rancher and a member of the Texas Sheep and
1-12     Goat Raisers Association; he also enjoyed a 25-year career as an
1-13     employee of Firestone Test Center; and
1-14           WHEREAS, Mr. McKenzie was a longtime member of First United
1-15     Methodist Church and he served his fellow citizens as a city
1-16     council member and as mayor of Fort Stockton; in addition, he was
1-17     active in community service as a member of the Fort Stockton Rotary
1-18     Club; and
1-19           WHEREAS, Bruce Thomson McKenzie was a man of generosity and
1-20     integrity, and although he is missed by the many individuals with
1-21     whom he shared his life, his spirit continues to live on in the
1-22     hearts and minds of all who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be
1-23     it
1-24           RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas
 2-1     hereby pay tribute to the life of Bruce McKenzie and extend sincere
 2-2     sympathy to the members of his family:  to his wife, Carolyn
 2-3     McKenzie; to his sons, Ted McKenzie and Bryan McKenzie; to his
 2-4     sister, Virginia Chapman; to his brothers, Bill Ed McKenzie, Roy
 2-5     Neal McKenzie, L. B. "Buster" McKenzie, and Gregg McKenzie; to his
 2-6     grandchildren, Misty Lea Johnson, Jason McKenzie, Brandi McKenzie,
 2-7     Tuesday McKenzie, and Austin McKenzie; to his two
 2-8     great-grandchildren; and to the many other relatives and friends of
 2-9     this beloved gentleman; and, be it further
2-10           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-11     prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
2-12     Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory
2-13     of Bruce Thomson McKenzie.
                                                                     Gallego
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.C.R. No. 231 was unanimously adopted by a
         rising vote of the House on April 14, 1999.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.C.R. No. 231 was adopted by the Senate on
         April 16, 1999, by a viva-voce vote.
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                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  _______________________
                            Date
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                          Governor