78S20269 MW-D

By:  Chisum                                                       H.R. No. 114



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Pampa community has lost a beloved citizen with 
the passing of Dennis Cavalier on May 24, 2003, at the age of 58; and
	WHEREAS, Born on August 6, 1944, in DuBois, Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Cavalier graduated from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, 
where he was an All-American football player; he later received his 
master's degree from Wichita State University and coached in Kansas 
for 13 years and in Chickasha, Oklahoma, for six years; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Cavalier and his wife, the former Kathy 
Heitschmidt, whom he wed on July 5, 1969, in McPherson, Kansas, 
moved to Pampa in 1987, where he served as athletic director and 
head football coach of Pampa High School; over the course of 16 
seasons, Coach Cavalier led the Harvesters to the playoffs nine 
times, including three trips to the regional round, once to the 
quarterfinals, and to the semifinals in 1996; and
	WHEREAS, Named coach of the decade by the Amarillo Globe-News
in 1999, he compiled a 107-68-2 record at Pampa, winning his 100th 
game as a Harvester and his 200th career game during the 2002 
season; he belonged to the Texas High School Coaching Association 
and was inducted into the Southwestern College Hall of Fame; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Cavalier played a positive role in the lives of 
many young men over the years, and his legacy will endure in the 
hearts of those who were fortunate enough to have known him; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of 
Dennis Cavalier and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his 
family:  to his wife, Kathy; to his son, Andy Cavalier, and his 
wife, Wendy; to his son, Tony Cavalier; to his daughter, Katy Moone, 
and her husband, Brian; to his daughter, Abby Cavalier; to his 
mother, Norma Cavalier; to his two brothers, Richard and Tom 
Cavalier; to his grandson, Casen Cavalier; to his granddaughter, 
McKenna Cavalier; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, 
be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dennis 
Cavalier.