2003S1292-1 05/02/03


By:  Armbrister                                                 S.C.R. No. 50 



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, State law (Section 2165.256, Government Code) 
specifies those persons eligible for burial in the State Cemetery 
and authorizes the legislature to grant eligibility to other 
persons through the adoption of a concurrent resolution; and
	WHEREAS, Judge Michael Moorman Fricke and his wife, Anita 
Gonzales Fricke, have expressed a desire to be buried in the State 
Cemetery, and their request merits approval based on Judge Fricke's 
many years of public service as an attorney and judge in Port Lavaca 
and Calhoun County; and
	WHEREAS, From 1986 to 1999, Judge Fricke served as the first 
judge of Calhoun County Court at Law No. 1; he tried many civil 
cases and hundreds of criminal cases including felonies by 
assignment; in addition, he tried juvenile cases and domestic 
relations cases and heard applications for writs of habeas corpus; 
and
	WHEREAS, Previously, Judge Fricke was municipal court judge 
of Port Lavaca from 1962 to 1965; and
	WHEREAS, Judge Fricke also served as city attorney for Port 
Lavaca from 1965 to 1986 and has served as an attorney for Calhoun 
County Drainage District No. 11 and Port O'Connor Municipal Utility 
District; he has also contributed his knowledge and expertise to 
several other soil and water projects that have benefited the 
citizens of Calhoun County; and
	WHEREAS, Judge Fricke has held positions of leadership in 
numerous professional organizations; he has served as president of 
the Calhoun County Bar Association for four terms, as president of 
the State Judicial Association, and as vice chairman of the 24th 
Judicial Association; and
	WHEREAS, An exemplary citizen, Judge Fricke has worked for 
the betterment of his community through his leadership as president 
of the Rotary Club and the March of Dimes; and
	WHEREAS, Judge Fricke has devoted his life to public service, 
and he is a man of honor, integrity, and character; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby authorize the burial of Michael Moorman Fricke and his wife, 
Anita Gonzales Fricke, in the State Cemetery, provided the State 
Cemetery Commission indicates its approval as required by law.