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78S10711 MMS-D

By:  Gallego                                                      H.R. No. 187



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The retirement of Robert C. "Bob" Parker, P.E., of 
Val Verde County from the Texas Department of Transportation 
(TxDOT) brings to a close a 32-year career of outstanding service to 
the State of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Born and raised in Carrizo Springs, Mr. Parker 
earned a degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University; he 
joined the Texas Highway Department in August 1972, taking a post in 
the design/construction office of the Del Rio District; and
	WHEREAS, Two years later Mr. Parker transferred to what is 
now the Del Rio Area Office, and in 1980 he became Del Rio Area 
engineer; over the course of more than three decades, this TxDOT 
veteran has worked within three different districts:  Del Rio, San 
Angelo, and Laredo; and
	WHEREAS, With his promotion to area engineer, Mr. Parker 
assumed the oversight of construction and maintenance projects in 
Edwards, Real, Val Verde, and Kinney counties; since 1993, when the 
Laredo District was created, he has had responsibility for the 
three-county area of Maverick, Kinney, and Val Verde; and
	WHEREAS, In his leisure time, Mr. Parker has immersed himself 
in the rich cultural and archaeological history of the region, 
devoting many hours to the study of Indian pictographs, rock 
shelters, mounds, and middens; long interested in metalwork, 
woodwork, and geology, he has recently begun to fashion 
Indian-style artifacts using primitive tools; among the 
memorabilia he most treasures are two certificates he received for 
his participation in an archaeological demonstration sponsored by 
the National Park Service/Whitehead Museum; and
	WHEREAS, Bob Parker and his wife, Marlu, have been married 
for 30 years; their two sons, Travis and Troy, are heirs to a long 
tradition of TxDOT service, for, in addition to their father's 
distinguished career, their paternal and maternal grandfathers 
both retired from the Texas Department of Highways and Public 
Transportation after 33 and 26 years, respectively; and
	WHEREAS, Hundreds of transportation projects along the Rio 
Grande and into the Hill Country bear the mark of Bob Parker's 
engineering expertise, firm integrity, and dedication to his work, 
and area citizens and countless travelers are truly in his debt; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Robert C. "Bob" 
Parker, P.E., on the occasion of his retirement as Del Rio Area 
engineer with the Texas Department of Transportation and extend to 
him sincere appreciation for his outstanding public service; and, 
be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Parker as an expression of high esteem by the Texas 
House of Representatives.