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                                                                  H.R. No. 472



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The passing of Earl Randolph Bruno on June 24, 2002, 
at the age of 83, brought a great loss to the friends and family of 
this esteemed Kerrville resident; and
	WHEREAS, Born June 11, 1919, Mr. Bruno attended Schreiner 
College and later joined the Army Air Corps, where he attained the 
rank of captain; on completing military service, he continued his 
higher education at Texas A&M and Texas A&I universities, earning 
degrees in petroleum engineering, chemistry, and natural gas 
processing; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Bruno applied his considerable knowledge to his 
positions with Ada Oil Company, Western Natural Gas, and McCullough 
Oil Corporation, and he was also a successful independent oil and 
gas producer; and
	WHEREAS, A deeply civic-minded individual, he served his 
community as a board member of such organizations as Schreiner 
College, New Horizons Children's Home, and YMCA of Midland, and he 
was also an active member of First Presbyterian Church of 
Kerrville; and
	WHEREAS, Earl Bruno was a man who truly embraced life and its 
possibilities; although his love and friendship will be missed by 
all who knew him, his remarkable spirit will live on in the hearts 
of those whose lives he touched during his time on this earth; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Earl Randolph Bruno 
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his 
wife, Barbara Bruno; to his daughter, Penny Patricia Bruno; to his 
sons and daughters-in-law, Earl Randolph Bruno, Jr., and his wife, 
Debbie, and Frank Lee Bruno and his wife, Donna; to his 
grandchildren, Evan, Weston, and Brittany Bruno; 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 Earl Bruno.

                                                                      Hilderbran


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 472 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on April 10, 2003.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House