SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1044


In Memory

of

Douglas Lloyd Saunders, Sr.


	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens
of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Douglas Lloyd Saunders, Sr.,
who died May 9, 2005, at the age of 81; and

	WHEREAS, Doug was born November 16, 1923, in San Antonio; 
he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and attended
Texas A&M University for a year; when World War II broke out, he 
enlisted in the Army Air Force and served from 1942 through 1946 
as a pilot with the 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command in the  
European Theater; and

	WHEREAS, After the war ended, he returned to San Antonio, 
where he met Mary Fern Keller; the couple married in September
of 1947 and returned to College Station; Doug graduated from 
Texas A&M with a degree in Petroleum Engineering in 1948; and

	WHEREAS, Two years later, after assignments in the oilfield
for Sun Oil Company, Doug and Fern returned to San Antonio where 
Doug entered the home-building business; during his career he 
developed many real estate projects, including apartments, 
shopping centers, and residential properties; he preserved the 
natural features of the landscape and meticulously integrated 
them into the design when he built Elm Creek, the first gated 
community in San Antonio; and

	WHEREAS,  An exemplary citizen, Doug was respected in the 
community for his many accomplishments; he was a member of the 
Texas A&M Association of Former Students, the National Association
of Home Builders, and the National Real Estate Board; and

	WHEREAS, Doug Saunders was a devoted father and grandfather,
and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by 
his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the 
bereaved family of Douglas Lloyd Saunders, Sr.:  his sons, 
Douglas Lloyd Saunders, Jr., and John Keller Saunders;
his daughter, Nancy Leigh Saunders Wright; his brother,
John Henry Saunders, Jr.; and his six grandchildren; and, be
it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the
Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do
so in memory of Douglas Lloyd Saunders, Sr.
                                                                       Wentworth




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 27, 2005, by a 
rising vote.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate