H.R. No. 2283
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the profound
sadness felt by the family and friends of David and Carole Mahnke of
Palacios, who died on May 4, 2005; and
WHEREAS, Longtime residents of Brenham, the couple were
natives of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where they were married on August
10, 1963; and
WHEREAS, Born on May 12, 1944, Mrs. Mahnke graduated from
Muskego High School in Muskego, Wisconsin; in recent years, she was
an active volunteer for Pets for Pals, a local animal shelter, and a
dedicated member, along with her husband, of Our Redeemer Lutheran
Church of Palacios; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mahnke was born on April 22, 1942, and graduated
from Wisconsin Lutheran High School; he was a financial advisor for
Texas Financial, which provides investment advice and insurance to
numerous residents in the Coastal Bend area, and a former member of
the Brenham Lions Club; and
WHEREAS, Although they will be greatly missed, Mr. and Mrs.
Mahnke will long be remembered for their adventurous spirit and for
the kindness and generosity they bestowed on all who were
privileged to know them; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the lives of David and Carole
Mahnke and extend deepest sympathy to the members of their family:
to their daughters, Doreen Marie Hughes and her husband, David,
Darlene Michelle Stone and her husband, Eric, and Denise Melanie
Romo and her husband, Joel; to their son, David Michael "Mike"
Mahnke; to their grandchildren, Dylan Hughes, Dawson Hughes, Emily
Stone, Robert Mueller, Johnson Mueller, and Andrew Mueller; to her
brother, Robert "Bob" Hemke and his wife, Judy; to his sisters,
Judith Nimmer and her husband, Donald, Kathleen McDonald and her
husband, James, and Kay Wielgosh and her husband, Patrick; to his
brother William "Bill" Mahnke and his wife, Ruth; and to their other
relatives and many friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for their family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of David and
Carole Mahnke.
Kolkhorst
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
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2283 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 30, 2005.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House