79R18859 MAM-D

By:  Kolkhorst                                                    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.