SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 37





In Memory



of



Dr. Richard Henry Carnahan





	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens 

of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Dr. Richard Henry Carnahan,

who died recently at the age of 93; and



	WHEREAS, Born March 12, 1912, in Big Wells, Texas,

Dick Carnahan grew up in San Antonio and graduated from Main Avenue

High School in 1930; he and his brothers worked at the family drug 

store, and athletics played an important role in his life as a 

young man; and



	WHEREAS, Dick attended Saint Mary's University, and in 

1935, he graduated as a doctor of dental surgery from the

Baylor University College of Dentistry; he joined the United States

Army Reserve, and in 1937 he became a second lieutenant in the 

regular Army Dental Corps; and



	WHEREAS, In 1940, he met First Lieutenant Adele Cherry, a 

nurse anesthetist, in Hot Springs, Arkansas; they were wed on 

November 29, 1940, and began a marriage full of devotion, love, 

and respect that would last 65 years, until Adele's death one 

week prior to Dr. Carnahan's; and



	WHEREAS, When the United States joined the war in Europe, 

Mr. Carnahan, then a major, was deployed in the first support convoy

to London, and he was among the first recipients of the Legion of 

Merit in the United Kingdom; following the Normandy Invasion, his 

medical unit was deployed to France and traveled through Europe 

and back to London; ultimately, Lieutenant Colonel Carnahan 

became chief of dental surgery at Fort Sam Houston; and



	WHEREAS, Dick left the service in 1946 to begin his private 

practice of dentistry in San Antonio, where he practiced for 55 

years; he also served as the president of the San Antonio District

Dental Society; and



	WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Carnahan were founding members of 

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church, and they enjoyed their 

memberships in the Supper Club, the Oak Hills Country Club, and 

Club Giraud; and



	WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and compassion, Dick 

gave generously of himself to others, and his wisdom, warmth, and 

valued counsel will not be forgotten by those who knew him; and



	WHEREAS, Dick Carnahan lived his life to the fullest and 

was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and he leaves 

behind memories that will be treasured forever by his family and 

many friends; now, therefore, be it



	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

79th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere 

condolences to the bereaved family of Dr. Richard Henry Carnahan:  

his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Richard "Corky" Carnahan, Jr., 

and Chrissie; his daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and

Campbell Hawthorne and Peggy and Larry Taylor; and his seven 

grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and, be it further



	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 

the members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy 

from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this 

day, it do so in memory of Dr. Richard Henry Carnahan.

                                                                       Wentworth









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    President of the Senate

 

    I hereby certify that the 

above Resolution was adopted by 

the Senate on August 4, 2005, by a 

rising vote.







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    Secretary of the Senate







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     Member, Texas Senate