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78S20408 MMS-D

By:  Harper-Brown                                                 H.R. No. 205



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The city of Irving has long derived immeasurable 
benefit from the civic involvement of a group of citizens formally 
and fondly known as the Rat Pack; and
	WHEREAS, These public-spirited individuals adopted a charter 
and bylaws for the group in January 1997, but their involvement in 
charitable and community causes and their close friendship with one 
another extend back many years before that; the group was founded by 
five couples:  Pat and Meredith Bolger, Betty and Ed Fulbright, 
Joyce and Douglas Gregory, Bobbie and Marvin Randle, and Doris and 
Jack Spurlock; and
	WHEREAS, A former longtime board member of the American 
Cancer Society, Pat Bolger presently serves on the boards of the 
Salvation Army and Our Children's Center at Irving and chairs the 
historical markers committee for Irving's 2003 centennial 
celebration; Meredith Bolger has been appointed to numerous city 
panels and currently shares his expertise as a board member for the 
Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau; and
	WHEREAS, Also serving on the Salvation Army Board is Betty 
Fulbright, whose husband, Ed, is a former captain of the Irving 
Police Reserves and the Deputy Constable Reserves and the current 
president of the Irving AMBUCS (American Business Clubs) chapter; 
tributes to the couple include a Best Actress award for Mrs. 
Fulbright from the American Cancer Society at its 2000 Hollywood 
Premiere Night fund-raiser, the 2003 AMBUC of the Year award for Mr. 
Fulbright, and an Irving High Spirited Citizen Award that was 
bestowed on them jointly; and
	WHEREAS, Joyce Gregory's longtime civic engagement includes 
many years' work on the hospital fund-raiser Texasfest, while 
Douglas Gregory sits on the city's planning and zoning board and the 
board of the Elks' Ottine Children's Camp; they, too, have been 
corecipients of the Irving High Spirited Citizen Award; and
	WHEREAS, An energetic fund-raiser for the American Cancer 
Society, Bobbie Randle has cochaired that organization's Hollywood 
Premiere Night, together with Pat Bolger; Marvin Randle, a native 
of Irving, presently serves as cochair of the city's centennial 
committee and formerly served as mayor of the city and as president 
of the Irving Heritage Society, chamber of commerce, and Rotary 
Club; and
	WHEREAS, Credit for organizing the Rat Pack goes to Jack 
Spurlock, whose late wife, Doris, was a charter member as well; Mr. 
Spurlock currently sits on the planning and zoning board and chairs 
a group that provides specially adapted tricycles for disabled 
children; a former city councilman and president of the Irving 
Convention and Visitors Bureau, he has been honored as AMBUC of the 
Year at the local and district levels and as Best Actor at the 
American Cancer Society's 2001 Hollywood Premiere; and
	WHEREAS, The Rat Pack's exceptional commitment to its 
community is equally evidenced by its members' participation in 
their churches and their work in local politics; for several years, 
the men have also volunteered to cook fish for the large Juneteenth 
celebration in the Bear Creek community; and
	WHEREAS, In their unflagging desire to do good for their city 
and for those in need, the members of the Rat Pack have given 
unstintingly of their time, organizational talents, and seasoned 
leadership, and their efforts have earned them the affection and 
esteem of countless fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby honor the members of the 
Irving Rat Pack for their exemplary dedication to the city of Irving 
and extend to them deep appreciation for their tremendous 
contributions and for the shining civic example that they all have 
set.