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By:  Hughes                                                       H.R. No. 47 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, James Richard "Dick" Hanking has served with 
distinction as chairman of the Republican Party of Camp County from 
1998 to 2004; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Wyoming in 1937, Mr. Hanking graduated with 
a bachelor's degree in engineering and a master's degree in 
bioengineering from the University of Wyoming; after working for 
Sperry Utah Engineering Laboratories in Salt Lake City for two 
years, he was employed by Honeywell, Inc., at the Otis Air Force 
Base in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where he met his bride-to-be, 
Cynthia Lee Hersey, whom he married in 1963; and
	WHEREAS, Three years later, the young couple moved to Texas 
after Mr. Hanking was offered a position with LTV Corporation, and 
he worked for LTV for nearly 30 years before retiring; the Hankings 
were blessed with two beloved sons, James Richard Hanking, Jr., and 
the late Craig Michael Hanking, a courageous Arlington police 
officer who was killed in the line of duty in August 1994; and
	WHEREAS, In 1997, Mr. and Mrs. Hanking moved to Pittsburg, 
and Mr. Hanking was named Republican Party chairman of Camp County; 
Mrs. Hanking served alongside her husband as secretary for the 
county party until she was called home to be with the Lord in 2003; 
and
	WHEREAS, With an aptitude for organization and a mind for 
details, Mr. Hanking restructured the records and helped to 
strengthen the Republican Party in Camp County; he served his 
party's needs with commitment, winning the admiration of area 
Republicans and Democrats alike with his quiet but assured 
demeanor; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Hanking can indeed look with tremendous pride on 
his many notable accomplishments as a political leader who has made 
lasting contributions to his community and the State of Texas; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby honor James Richard Hanking 
on the occasion of his retirement as Republican Party chairman for 
Camp County and extend to him deep appreciation for his exemplary 
public service; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Hanking as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.