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H.R. No. 181
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost an esteemed citizen with the
passing of Fred Q. Underwood of Lubbock on August 16, 2003, at the
age of 82; and
WHEREAS, A prominent figure in the cotton industry, Mr.
Underwood was born in Athens, Texas, on April 10, 1921, and moved
to Lubbock with his family in 1938; he graduated from the New Mexico
Military Institute and attended Texas Tech University, where he was
a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity; and
WHEREAS, From 1942 to 1945, Mr. Underwood served his country
as a flight instructor and air transport commander in the U.S. Army
Air Corps; and
WHEREAS, Following his discharge from the service, he
returned to Lubbock and joined the cotton warehousing firm owned by
his family; in the mid-1980s he and his son established their own
warehousing concern, known as the Trinity Company, and Mr.
Underwood served as CEO and chairman of the business until his
retirement; today the Trinity Company serves the heart of the
cotton-producing region of Texas, with 10 facilities operating in
nine counties of the South Plains; and
WHEREAS, Fred Underwood and his wife, Dale, were married on
December 18, 1943, in Twentynine Palms, California; over the years
the couple rejoiced as their family grew to include two children and
three grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Widely respected for his integrity, his kindness,
and his generous, unassuming nature, Mr. Underwood enjoyed a life
rich in family, friends, and accomplishments, and his memory will
be forever cherished by those who were privileged to share his love
and affection; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas,
2nd Called Session, hereby pay special tribute to the life of Fred
Q. Underwood and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
family: to his wife of 60 years, Dale Underwood; to his son, Fred A.
Underwood and his wife, Pam; to his daughter, Shelley Underwood; to
his grandchildren, Jennifer and her husband Robert Schwenker, Becca
and her husband, Quinton Dickerson III, and Brett A. Underwood; to
his sister, Mary Katherine Prather; to his sister-in-law, Louise
Underwood; and to his many other relatives and 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 Fred Q.
Underwood.
Jones of Lubbock
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 181 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on August 22, 2003.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House