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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 458
 1-3                                  In Memory
 1-4                                     of
 1-5                                Dickie Ingram
 1-6           WHEREAS, Those who work in and around the Capitol Complex
 1-7     are a close-knit community, and the untimely death of Dickie Ingram
 1-8     on December 22, 1999, at the age of 49, was keenly felt by all who
 1-9     came to know and respect this remarkable Texan; and
1-10           WHEREAS, Mr. Ingram was born in Wellington on
1-11     September 20, 1950, to John and June Ingram, the eldest of three
1-12     sons; he attended Texas Tech University on a football scholarship
1-13     and earned his law degree from Baylor University Law School in
1-14     1974; and
1-15           WHEREAS, Subsequently admitted to the State Bar of Texas,
1-16     Mr. Ingram was a brilliant attorney and strategist; the general
1-17     counsel for the Texas Municipal League for four years, he served
1-18     as executive director of the Gulf Coast Conservation Association
1-19     before teaming with Jack Gullahorn for several years in private
1-20     practice and joining Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld in 1986;
1-21     Mr. Ingram cofounded the Polan Ingram Advocacy Group in 1992, and
 2-1     throughout his career he was a familiar and welcome presence in the
 2-2     State Capitol, where he could often be seen deep in conversation
 2-3     sporting his trademark cigar; and
 2-4           WHEREAS, In addition, Mr. Ingram was an avid sportsman
 2-5     and a leading conservationist; a member of the Texas Cutter Horse
 2-6     Association and the Texas Cattle Raisers Association, he also
 2-7     loved to fish, and his efforts to protect and preserve the natural
 2-8     resources of this state brought him to the forefront of numerous
 2-9     legislative issues and earned him the "Perry Bass Award" from the
2-10     Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in September, 2000; and
2-11           WHEREAS, He married the former Maya Garcia on
2-12     November 30, 1990, and greatly enjoyed spending time with his
2-13     wife and children, Andrea, Cristina, Brittany, Paige, and
2-14     Barrett at the family's ranch in Lytton Springs; and
2-15           WHEREAS, Though his time on this earth was far too short,
2-16     Dickie Ingram lived life to the fullest, and he will be remembered
2-17     with affection and admiration by those who treasured his friendship
2-18     and counsel; now, therefore, be it
2-19           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-20     77th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Dickie Ingram
2-21     and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:  his
2-22     wife, Maya Ingram; his children, Andrea, Cristina, Brittany,
2-23     Paige, and Barrett Ingram; his parents, John and June Ingram;
2-24     his brothers, Tom and Harry Ingram; and his other relatives and
 3-1     many friends; and, be it further
 3-2           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
 3-3     prepared for his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from
 3-4     the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it
 3-5     do so in memory of Dickie Ingram.
 3-6                                                    Madla
 3-7           Armbrister           Gallegos            Shapiro
 3-8           Barrientos           Harris              Shapleigh
 3-9           Bernsen              Haywood             Sibley
3-10           Bivins               Jackson             Staples
3-11           Brown                Lindsay             Truan
3-12           Cain                 Lucio               Van de Putte
3-13           Carona               Moncrief            Wentworth
3-14           Duncan               Nelson              West
3-15           Ellis                Ogden               Whitmire
3-16           Fraser                                   Zaffirini
3-17                      Ratliff, President of the Senate
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3-19                                         President of the Senate
3-20                                       I hereby certify that the above
3-21                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-22                                  on March 14, 2001, by a rising vote.
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3-24                                         Secretary of the Senate
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3-26                                           Member, Texas Senate