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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Richard West Hopper of Austin on January 2, 2007, yet the |
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memory of his full and rewarding life remains to comfort them in |
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their time of loss; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Manitou, Oklahoma, on March 21, 1926, Mr. |
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Hopper joined the U.S. Navy in 1944; he served on the USS Wichita in |
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the Pacific Theater during World War II, and his ship was one of the |
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first to enter the Japanese Port of Nagasaki at the end of the |
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conflict; at the start of the Korean War, he joined the U.S. Army |
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and was selected as a member of the Counter Intelligence Corps, |
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which later became the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps; he retired |
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from the armed forces after 24 years of dedicated service to his |
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country; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life, Mr. Hopper worked as the |
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manager of the San Benito Chamber of Commerce, and he later moved to |
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Austin to work in real estate and as an employee of the Internal |
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Revenue Service; in his leisure time, he enjoyed researching his |
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family's genealogy; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hopper benefited from the |
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love and support of his wife of 62 years, Patsy, and their four |
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children; and |
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WHEREAS, A career serviceman, a caring husband and father, |
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and a respected businessman, Richard Hopper excelled in each of |
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these roles, and his long and fruitful life serves as an inspiration |
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to those who were fortunate enough to share in his love and |
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friendship; 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 Richard West Hopper |
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and offer condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Patsy Hopper; to his children, Terry Shockley and Richard, Ronald, |
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and Mark Hopper; to his nine grandchildren and seven |
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great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Richard |
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Hopper. |
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Bolton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2026 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 18, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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