H.R. No. 969

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Frank Edward Parker of Center died on February 12,
	2007, and his passing has left a void in the lives of his family
	members and in the community he so treasured; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Center to Fornie and Aileen Runnels Parker
	on October 19, 1924, F. E. Parker was an esteemed businessman and
	civic leader who took pride and pleasure in his efforts to benefit
	his hometown; and
	WHEREAS, A 1941 graduate of Center High School, Mr. Parker
	attended Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas A&M
	University before earning a degree from The University of Texas at
	Austin in 1949; he proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy
	during World War II; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Parker was active in a number of businesses and
	real estate ventures, most notably as the owner of Parker Motor
	Company, and he sat on the boards of Guaranty Bond Bank, Farmers
	State Bank, and Shelby Savings Bank; he also had served as president
	of the Center Chamber of Commerce and Fair Association,
	commissioner on the Sabine River Compact Commission, member of the
	board of the Center Rotary Club, and member of the Center School
	Board; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Parker was a lifelong member of the First United
	Methodist Church of Center and served on the church's board of
	stewards for a number of years; moreover, he cofounded the Center
	Country Club and enjoyed membership in Sam Samford Masonic Lodge
	No. 149 and the Sharon Shrine Temple; and
	WHEREAS, Deeply committed to the welfare of area high school
	students, Mr. Parker played a key role in the creation of the
	Roughrider Scholarship Foundation, a fund designed to support the
	goals of Center students pursuing higher education; his other true
	passion was hunting, and he shared many fulfilling adventures,
	including several African safaris, with his "huntin' buddies"; and
	WHEREAS, F. E. Parker was a man of generosity and integrity
	whose strength of character and zest for life inspired those around
	him, and his legacy of achievement and success will not soon be
	forgotten; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Frank Edward Parker
	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
	wife of 60 years, Doris Massey Parker; to his children and their
	spouses, Pam and William Harrison Wall, Patti and James Boyd
	Peterson, and Frank E. Parker, Jr., and Cheryl Parker; to his
	grandchildren, William Harrison "Tripp" Wall III and his wife,
	Anna, Treven Parker Wall and his wife, Alison, Claiborn Massey
	Peterson and his wife, Katie, Pamela Aileen Peterson, Winter
	Patricia Wall, Frank E. "Trey" Parker III, and Bolt Houston Parker;
	to his brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Letitia Parker; to his
	great-grandchildren, Adelyn Stratton Wall, Kathrin Ann Peterson,
	and Peter Merriman Wall; to his beloved nieces and nephews; and to
	his other relatives and many 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Frank
	Edward Parker.
	Christian
	Craddick Gattis Miles
	Allen Geren Miller
	Alonzo Giddings Moreno
	Anchia Gonzales Morrison
	Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
	Aycock Goolsby Murphy
	Bailey Guillen Naishtat
	Berman Haggerty Noriega
	Bohac Hamilton O'Day
	Bolton Hancock Oliveira
	Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
	Branch Harless Orr
	Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
	Burnam Heflin Parker
	Callegari Hernandez Patrick
	Castro Herrero Paxton
	Chavez Hilderbran Pena
	Chisum Hill Phillips
	Christian Hochberg Pickett
	Cohen Hodge Pierson
	Coleman Homer Pitts
	Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
	Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
	Crabb Hughes Riddle
	Creighton Isett Ritter
	Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
	Darby Jones Rose
	Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
	Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
	Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
	Driver Kolkhorst Strama
	Dukes Krusee Straus
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Latham Talton
	Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
	Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
	Elkins Lucio III Truitt
	England Macias Turner
	Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
	Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
	Farias Martinez Veasey
	Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
	Flores McCall Vo
	Flynn McClendon West
	Frost McReynolds Woolley
	Gallego Menendez Zedler
	Garcia Merritt Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 969 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 29, 2007.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House