H.R. No. 530
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family, colleagues, and friends mourn the untimely
passing of Richard Clark Cilley of Austin on April 30, 2006, at the
age of 55, and seek to still the pain of loss by remembering the joy
and enthusiasm with which he lived his life; and
WHEREAS, Born in New York City on May 9, 1950, Richard Cilley
graduated from Ball High School in Galveston in 1968 before earning
a bachelor of arts with honors from The University of Texas at
Austin in 1973; he returned to his alma mater years later, working
as a teaching assistant in the classics department and earning a
master's degree in classics in 1986; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Cilley enjoyed an active and varied career; he
spent nearly a decade at Page Southerland Page, Inc., an
architectural firm, before becoming a vice president in sales for
Audi Investrigen Co. PSI, Inc.; later he served as president of
Transcendent Consultants, Inc., and during the last year of his
life he worked as a senior historian at Ecological Communications
Corporation; and
WHEREAS, Devoted to the Austin community, Mr. Cilley served
on the Austin Community College South Austin Campus Advisory Board;
he was a valued member of St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church,
where he served on the parish council; in his quest for a spiritual
life, he found great sustenance at St. Elias; and
WHEREAS, Filled with a zest for life, Mr. Cilley was
passionate about learning and over the years became fluent in
French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, German, and Arabic; he also took
immense pleasure in cooking, enjoying almost nothing more than
sharing food, drink, and conversation with friends and family; and
WHEREAS, Richard Cilley was supported in all his endeavors by
his wife, Barbara Higgins Cilley, with whom he shared 33 years; and
WHEREAS, Those fortunate to have known Richard Cilley will
long remember his vivacious personality, his remarkable gift for
knowledge, and his eager generosity to others; although he will be
deeply missed, his spirit will shine brightly in the hearts of those
who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
Richard Clark Cilley and extend sincere sympathy to the members of
his family: to his wife, Barbara Higgins Cilley; to his mother,
Louise Bowne Cilley; to his sister, Barbara Bledsoe and her
husband, Billy Bledsoe; to his niece, Meredith Bledsoe; to his
nephew, Andy Bledsoe; 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 Richard
Clark Cilley.
Naishtat
Craddick Giddings McReynolds
Allen Gonzales Menendez
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Merritt
Anchia Goodman Miller
Anderson Goolsby Moreno
Bailey Griggs Morrison
Berman Grusendorf Mowery
Blake Guillen Naishtat
Bohac Haggerty Nixon
Bonnen Hamilton Noriega
Branch Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Olivo
Brown of Brazos Harper-Brown Orr
Burnam Hartnett Otto
Callegari Hegar Paxton
Campbell Hernandez Pena
Casteel Herrero Phillips
Castro Hilderbran Pickett
Chavez Hill Pitts
Chisum Hochberg Puente
Coleman Hodge Quintanilla
Cook of Navarro Homer Raymond
Cook of Colorado Hope Reyna
Corte Hopson Riddle
Crabb Howard of Fort Bend Ritter
Crownover Howard of Travis Rodriguez
Davis of Harris Hughes Rose
Davis of Dallas Hunter Seaman
Dawson Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Delisi Isett Smith of Harris
Denny Jackson Smithee
Deshotel Jones of Lubbock Solis
Driver Jones of Dallas Solomons
Dukes Keel Strama
Dunnam Keffer of Dallas Straus
Dutton Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Edwards King of Parker Talton
Eiland King of Zavala Taylor
Eissler Kolkhorst Thompson
Elkins Krusee Truitt
England Kuempel Turner
Escobar Laney Uresti
Farabee Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Farrar Leibowitz Veasey
Flores Luna Villarreal
Flynn Madden Vo
Frost Martinez West
Gallego Martinez Fischer Wong
Gattis McCall Woolley
Geren McClendon Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 530 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 10, 2006.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House