H.R. No. 974
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The passing of Patty Ray Fischer of Corpus Christi
on April 4, 2003, at the age of 74, has deeply saddened the family
and friends of this esteemed lady; and
WHEREAS, Born in Corpus Christi, on April 6, 1928, Ms.
Fischer graduated from Corpus Christi High School in 1944 as
valedictorian of her class, and she was employed with Champlin Oil
and Petroleum for more than 20 years before retiring; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Fischer was a loving mother, grandmother, and
great-grandmother; a lifelong member of the Corpus Christi
community, she belonged to South Bluff Methodist Church and was a
trusted friend to many; and
WHEREAS, The spirit of Patty Ray Fischer will live on in the
hearts of those individuals who were privileged enough to have
known her, and she will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Patty Ray Fischer and
extend deepest sympathies to the members of her family: to her
daughter and her husband, Lana and Barry Andrews; to her
granddaughter and her husband, Natalie Kay and Michael McGuire; to
her grandson and his wife, Blake Thomas and Amanda Andrews; to her
great-grandchildren, Madison Kay McGuire and Sophie Jewell
McGuire; to her brothers, Jerry Ray and Barnard Ray; and to her
other relatives and numerous friends.
Hodge
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. 974 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 22, 2003.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House