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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 128


In Memory

of

Albert Claude Barger

	WHEREAS, With the passing of Albert Claude "A. C." Barger 
on July 22, 2003, at the age of 73, the citizens of Centerville 
lost a valued community leader and friend; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Barger was born on January 11, 1930, in 
Houston; he was a sergeant in the United States Army during the 
Korean War and served with distinction as a radio operator on 
the 38th Parallel; and
	WHEREAS, Store manager and owner of the Wormser Hat Company 
in Houston, he also was a real estate investor; and
	WHEREAS, In 1985, he relocated to Centerville and soon 
became a leader in the affairs of the community; he was an 
organizer and chair of the Leon County Republicans, a founder of the
Southeast Water Supply Corporation, and a founder of Veterans of 
Foreign Wars Post 9906; in addition, he directed the United States
Selective Service in Leon County, the Leon County Crime Stoppers, 
and the Leon County Extension Service; and
	WHEREAS, This noteworthy Texan was a member of the 
Silver-Haired Legislature; he was elected president of the 
Centerville Chamber of Commerce and to the board of the Trinity 
River Authority, and his contributions include founding the 
Leon County Career Day for graduating high school seniors and 
helping to establish the Leon County Drill Team; moreover, he 
was a certified Methodist lay minister and a member of the 


First Baptist Church in Buffalo, and he took the role of Santa 
at the senior citizens center and "Santa on the Square" for many 
years; and
	WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to enjoy the friendship 
of A. C. Barger will long remember his caring spirit and his 
commitment to his community; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 
78th Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to 
the life of Albert Claude Barger and extend deep sympathy to 
the members of his family:  to his wife, Darleen Barger; to 
his daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Scott Hollomon and 
Donna and Gary Everett; to his grandchildren; to his sisters, 
Betty Nixon, Edith Hassler, and Elaine Baker; and to all those 
who mourn the passing of this beloved gentleman; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns 
this day, it do so in memory of Albert Claude "A. C." Barger.
                                                                         Staples




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on July 25, 2003, by a 
rising vote.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate