79R10927 MAM-D

By:  Craddick                                                   H.C.R. No. 127



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with many joyful times and 
meaningful accomplishments may comfort the family and friends of 
Dorothy Turner Scharbauer of Midland, who passed away on February 
23, 2005, at the age of 73; and
	WHEREAS, Born on March 9, 1931, to Fred Turner, Jr., and 
Juliette Miller Turner, in Midland County, Mrs. Scharbauer 
graduated from Midland High School, and attended the University of 
Colorado at Boulder and Christian College in Columbus, Missouri; 
she married Clarence Scharbauer, Jr., on August 27, 1949, and 
became the proud mother of four children; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Scharbauer, a descendant of a Midland oil 
family, was known for raising champion Thoroughbreds at Valor Farm, 
a 400-acre facility; in 1987, Alysheba, a Thoroughbred co-owned 
with her daughter, won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes; 
the following year, he won the Breeder's Cup Classic and was named 
the Horse of the Year in Thoroughbred racing; two of her stallions 
also topped the Texas Thoroughbred Association's list of leading 
sires in the state for 2004; and
	WHEREAS, A true community leader, Mrs. Scharbauer was an 
active supporter of the Museum of the Southwest at Turner Mansion, 
which was her childhood home; furthermore, she and her husband made 
substantial contributions to Midland College, including $1 million 
to the Chaparral Circle Endowment Fund; to honor the couple, the 
school named a recently restored facility the Dorothy and Clarence 
Scharbauer, Jr., Student Center; and
	WHEREAS, An active member of First Presbyterian Church, the 
National Society Magna Charta Dames, Midland Memorial Hospital 
Auxiliary, and the Junior League of Midland, she was known for her 
extraordinary support for people and organizations in need; and
	WHEREAS, Dorothy Scharbauer was a quietly elegant woman, and 
with her grace and generosity made the city of Midland a better 
place to live; she will be deeply missed by her friends, family, and 
all those who were privileged to have been touched by her kindness; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby pay tribute to the life of Dorothy Turner Scharbauer and 
extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family:  to her 
husband, Clarence Scharbauer, Jr.; to her sons, Clarence Scharbauer 
III and his wife, Kerry, Douglas Scharbauer and his wife, Karen, 
Chris Scharbauer and his wife, LaVonne; to her daughter, Pamela 
Ruth Scharbauer; to her grandchildren, Charlotte Scharbauer French 
and her husband, Kirk, Kelly Katherine Scharbauer, Douglas 
Scharbauer, Jr., and his wife, Mauri, Sarah Anne Scharbauer, Daniel 
Charles Scharbauer, Christen Scharbauer, Meghan Scharbauer, John 
Christian Scharbauer, Audra Scharbauer, and Rachelle Clare 
Scharbauer; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of 
Dorothy Turner Scharbauer.