HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, The recent passing of Roye Artice Mulholland of
 1-2     Austin on April 15, 1999, has brought a great loss to the family
 1-3     and many friends of this esteemed Texan; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Mr. Mulholland was born in Coleman on September 3,
 1-5     1907, and graduated from high school in Lampasas; in 1930, he
 1-6     married Mary Ella Sewell and the couple were blessed with three
 1-7     children, Glenn Roye, Richard Frank, and Nancy; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, After earning a civil engineering degree in Chicago
 1-9     in 1940, he was engaged in building defense plants throughout the
1-10     South during World War II; he moved to Austin in 1944 and became an
1-11     engineer with the Texas Department of Health; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Mr. Mulholland remarried in 1947, to Olga Linden,
1-13     and the two remained together until her death; he left his job with
1-14     the State of Texas in 1954 and worked in a private consulting
1-15     engineering practice through his last days; and
1-16           WHEREAS, Throughout much of his life, Mr. Mulholland was a
1-17     dedicated and active member of the Masonic Fraternity, and he was
1-18     conferred with the 33rd degree, the highest possible honor that may
1-19     be given by the order; he was a past master of University Lodge
1-20     1190 AF & AM and served as secretary and secretary emeritus of the
1-21     organization as well; and
1-22           WHEREAS, In addition, Mr. Mulholland was instrumental in the
1-23     successful operation of the Scottish Rite Dormitory for Girls in
1-24     Austin; he had been on the dormitory's board of directors since
 2-1     1966 and served as president from 1972 until his passing; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, His leadership and direction brought great benefits
 2-3     to the fraternity and to the dormitory, and he was instrumental in
 2-4     getting the dormitory placed on the National Register of Historic
 2-5     Places; and
 2-6           WHEREAS, Though his guidance and loyalty will be deeply
 2-7     missed, his spirit will surely live on in the hearts of all who
 2-8     knew him, and it is indeed fitting to honor his memory at this
 2-9     time; now, therefore, be it
2-10           RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-11     hereby pay tribute to the life of Roye Artice Mulholland and extend
2-12     sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his children,
2-13     Glenn Mulholland and his wife, Donna, Richard Mulholland and his
2-14     wife, Pat, and Nancy Burson; to his brothers, Cecil Mulholland and
2-15     Thurman Mulholland; to his sister, Hazel Dumas; to his
2-16     grandchildren, Linda Sanders, Steve Mulholland, Barbara J. Danel,
2-17     and Kathy McWright; and to his nine great-grandchildren; and, be it
2-18     further
2-19           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-20     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-21     House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in
2-22     memory of Roye Artice Mulholland.
                                                                      Chisum
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.C.R. No. 268 was unanimously adopted by a
         rising vote of the House on May 10, 1999.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.C.R. No. 268 was adopted by the Senate on
         May 27, 1999, by a viva-voce vote.
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                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  _______________________
                            Date
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                          Governor