SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 953


In Memory

of

Charles Schulze, Jr.


	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 Saint Edward's University in Austin; and

	WHEREAS, Mr. Schulze spent several years in Odessa and 
South Texas while working for Sun Oil Company; he later returned 
to his boyhood home of Irving at the behest of his father, where 
he joined in the family business, Irving Lumber Company, 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 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 
78th 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 Senate adjourns 
this day, it do so in memory of Charles P. Schulze, Jr.
                                                                          Harris




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 23, 2003, by a 
rising vote.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate