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78R14327 JNC-D

By:  Harper-Brown                                                 H.R. No. 1032



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The people of Irving have lost a beloved friend, 
neighbor, and community leader with the passing of Charles Schulze, 
Jr., on April 21, 2003, at the age of 90; and
	WHEREAS, The Schulze family co-founded Irving 100 years ago, 
and Mr. Schulze's stewardship was instrumental in guiding the 
community to its present dynamic and prosperous state; and
	WHEREAS, Born January 2, 1913, in Irving to Charles Percy 
Schulze and Virginia Tucker Schulze, Mr. Schulze grew up in what is 
now the historic Heritage House on O'Connor Road; and
	WHEREAS, Attaining an excellent education, Mr. Schulze 
attended grade school in Irving and later Holy Trinity School and 
Dallas Academy in the Oak Lawn area; in 1933, he graduated magna cum 
laude from St. Edward's University in Austin; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Schulze spent several years in Odessa and South 
Texas while working for Sun Oil Co.; he later returned to his 
boyhood home of Irving at the behest of his father, where he joined 
in the family business, Irving Lumber Co., the city's oldest 
mercantile establishment; and
	WHEREAS, Involved in community governance, Mr. Schulze 
served on the Irving City Council and actively campaigned to annex 
adjacent areas and secure a home-rule charter for Irving, which 
promoted rapid growth and prosperity for his beloved city; ever 
extolling the virtues of Irving, Mr. Schulze served as chairman of 
the chamber of commerce in 1958; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman held a prominent role in the 
local business community, serving as a director of the Irving State 
Bank and the Irving Savings and Loan Association and chairman of the 
board of Irving's First Federal Savings and Loan; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Schulze was a man of deep and abiding faith, 
devoting more than 40 years as a member of the Serra Club of Dallas, 
which promotes and supports religious vocations, and co-founding 
the Serra Club at the University of Dallas; and
	WHEREAS, His ecclesiastical efforts and selfless support of 
the Catholic faith were recognized in 1956, when Mr. Schulze was 
knighted by the pope and inducted into the Equestrian Order of the 
Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem; he later was promoted to Knight Grand 
Cross; and
	WHEREAS, A vital link with the origins and the development of 
the city of Irving has been broken with the passing of Charles P. 
Schulze, Jr., a curator of historic remembrance, a captain of 
commerce, and a servant in matters of the spirit who will not soon 
be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor the life of Charles P. Schulze and extend 
sincere sympathy to his family: to his beloved wife of 65 years, 
Catherine O'Connell Schulze; to his sister-in-law, Nellie 
O'Connell; 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 Charles 
Schulze, Jr.