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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Frank Edward Parker of Center died on February 12, |
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2007, and his passing has left a void in the lives of his family |
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members and in the community he so treasured; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Center to Fornie and Aileen Runnels Parker |
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on October 19, 1924, F. E. Parker was an esteemed businessman and |
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civic leader who took pride and pleasure in his efforts to benefit |
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his hometown; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1941 graduate of Center High School, Mr. Parker |
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attended Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas A&M |
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University before earning a degree from The University of Texas at |
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Austin in 1949; he proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy |
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during World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Parker was active in a number of businesses and |
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real estate ventures, most notably as the owner of Parker Motor |
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Company, and he sat on the boards of Guaranty Bond Bank, Farmers |
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State Bank, and Shelby Savings Bank; he also had served as president |
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of the Center Chamber of Commerce and Fair Association, |
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commissioner on the Sabine River Compact Commission, member of the |
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board of the Center Rotary Club, and member of the Center School |
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Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Parker was a lifelong member of the First United |
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Methodist Church of Center and served on the church's board of |
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stewards for a number of years; moreover, he cofounded the Center |
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Country Club and enjoyed membership in Sam Samford Masonic Lodge |
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No. 149 and the Sharon Shrine Temple; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to the welfare of area high school |
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students, Mr. Parker played a key role in the creation of the |
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Roughrider Scholarship Foundation, a fund designed to support the |
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goals of Center students pursuing higher education; his other true |
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passion was hunting, and he shared many fulfilling adventures, |
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including several African safaris, with his "huntin' buddies"; and |
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WHEREAS, F. E. Parker was a man of generosity and integrity |
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whose strength of character and zest for life inspired those around |
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him, and his legacy of achievement and success will not soon be |
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forgotten; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Frank Edward Parker |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife of 60 years, Doris Massey Parker; to his children and their |
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spouses, Pam and William Harrison Wall, Patti and James Boyd |
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Peterson, and Frank E. Parker, Jr., and Cheryl Parker; to his |
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grandchildren, William Harrison "Tripp" Wall III and his wife, |
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Anna, Treven Parker Wall and his wife, Alison, Claiborn Massey |
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Peterson and his wife, Katie, Pamela Aileen Peterson, Winter |
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Patricia Wall, Frank E. "Trey" Parker III, and Bolt Houston Parker; |
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to his brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Letitia Parker; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Adelyn Stratton Wall, Kathrin Ann Peterson, |
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and Peter Merriman Wall; to his beloved nieces and nephews; and to |
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his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Frank |
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Edward Parker. |