H.C.R. No. 218
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The passing of Frank Gilbert Elder of San Antonio on
May 13, 2005, has saddened all those who knew him, and we join them
in mourning the loss of a dedicated public servant, a devoted
husband and father, and a loyal friend; and
WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Elder was born in Laredo, where
he attended J. W. Nixon High School and Texas A&I University in
Laredo, earning a business degree; and
WHEREAS, He joined the Department of Public Safety in 1974,
and he served in El Paso, Abilene, San Antonio, Waco, and Austin;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Elder's career with the DPS encompassed a wide
range of experience, and over the years he moved in rank from
trooper to assistant chief of the Driver License Division, in every
instance bringing his characteristic integrity and friendliness to
his work; and
WHEREAS, It was in El Paso that he met and married his wife,
Kathy, and their union continued to grow in mutual affection and
respect through the years; and
WHEREAS, This "gentle giant" was a loving and devoted father,
an avid outdoorsman, and a mentor to many at DPS, and his memory
will be forever cherished by those who were blessed to share in the
warmth of his love and friendship; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby pay tribute to the life of Frank Gilbert Elder and extend
sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Kathleen
Vought Elder; to his sons, Frank Gilbert Elder III and Robert
William Elder and his wife, Edna Elizabeth; to his grandson, Austin
William Elder; and to his other relatives and many devoted 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
Frank Elder.
Driver
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 218 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 28, 2005.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 218 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the Senate on May 29, 2005.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor