H.R. No. 1969

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Howard Ernest Beckendorff, esteemed descendant of
	one of Katy's most distinguished families, passed away on April 12,
	2007, at the age of 94; and
	WHEREAS, Born to Joseph and Martha Beckendorff on August 19,
	1912, Howard Beckendorff grew up in Katy and attended the one-room
	South Mayde School; he married the former Bertha Jeanette Matzke on
	December 6, 1934, and they became the parents of four children,
	Doris Fay, Lynn Alton, and twins Loyce Eileen and Joyce Aline; and
	WHEREAS, Although Mr. Beckendorff was a farmer and rancher at
	heart, he supported his family as an operator with Humble Oil and
	Refining Company and maintained livestock on the side; after an
	early retirement from the Exxon Company, he owned and operated a
	slaughterhouse, where he made and sold smoked sausage; he
	subsequently worked for Daniel Industries before retiring for good
	some years later; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Beckendorff derived great pleasure from singing
	and playing guitar in the Joyful Noise Makers, a musical group that
	performed at nursing homes, and he remained active doing yard work
	for local widows; a faithful member of the First United Methodist
	Church of Katy, he served on the board of stewards for 10 years and
	was often the first person to arrive on Sunday mornings to make
	coffee; in addition to occasional fishing trips, he enjoyed reading
	the Bible and newspaper daily; and
	WHEREAS, Recognized as a lifetime member of the Katy FFA,
	this beloved patriarch continued to reside on a section of the
	family land until his death; he was especially proud of Beckendorff
	Junior High School, named in honor of his grandfather, Robert
	Beckendorff, who was instrumental in achieving early educational
	milestones in Katy, and of the fact that two of his great-grandsons
	attended the school in its inaugural year; and
	WHEREAS, Howard Beckendorff will long be remembered for his
	devotion to his family and friends, for his strong integrity and
	work ethic, and for his passion for the Katy countryside; although
	he will be deeply missed, his legacy will live on in the hearts of
	all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Howard Ernest
	Beckendorff and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
	family: to his daughters, Doris Stanberry and her husband, Buddy,
	Loyce Reese, and Joyce Baker; to his grandchildren, Teloa Pearman
	and her husband, Jimmy, LaTonna Chevalier and her husband, Preston,
	Tawanna Botter and her husband, Jimmy, Tyron Stanberry and his
	wife, Dallas, Vonda Holmes, Darla Bingham and her husband, Billy,
	Craig Baker and his wife, Kelly, Gayla Clements, and Brenda Baker;
	to his 26 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren;
	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 Howard
	Ernest Beckendorff.
	Callegari
	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. 1969 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on May 10, 2007.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House