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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1197
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WHEREAS, On May 13, 1915, Richard Louis Randolph first |
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entered this world, and the members of this chamber would like to |
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congratulate him on the anniversary of this occasion, since it |
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was through no fault of his own that this significant event |
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occurred in Kingsburg, California; and |
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WHEREAS, Although a native Californian, Richard Randolph |
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retains considerable ties to the Lone Star State; one of his |
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maternal relatives was among the defenders of the Alamo, and |
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after the War Between the States, his maternal grandparents |
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migrated from a plantation in the Deep South to a cattle ranch in |
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Fannin County, where the community of Randolph, Texas, stands |
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today as testament to the family's deep roots in the |
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Blackland Prairie; and |
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WHEREAS, Fannin County was where the marriage of his |
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maternal grandparents, Lewis W. Lindley and Adelaide Corzine, |
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took place in 1879, and was the birthplace of his mother, |
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Lucy Ann Lindley; and |
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WHEREAS, Richard Randolph began an illustrious 27-year |
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military career by joining the Army Air Corps Flying Cadet |
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program in 1939; he was stationed at Randolph Field and |
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Kelly Field in San Antonio, during which time, with an avid love |
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of flying, he spent weekends with like-minded officers |
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practicing aerobatics and dog-fighting and acquainting himself |
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with most Texas towns where a plane could land; he also developed |
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a deep appreciation for the beauty and character of the state; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, His military career included action in the |
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Pacific Theater with the 462nd Bomb Group as a B-29 pilot; he flew |
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well over 100 missions against the enemy, finishing his tour as |
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deputy commander of his group and having attained the rank of |
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lieutenant colonel at the earliest age in Army Air Corps history; |
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he was highly decorated for his service and received three |
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Distinguished Flying Cross medals, the Award of the Air Medal |
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with Seven Oak-Leaf Clusters, and the Bronze Star; and |
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WHEREAS, After World War II, Mr. Randolph served in Korea, |
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where he received the Legion of Merit; he later earned a |
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Bachelor's degree in physics, established the Radiological |
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Defense School in Sandia Base, New Mexico, served as assistant |
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for atomic energy in the Pentagon, earned a master's degree in |
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personnel management, served as executive assistant to the chief |
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of staff of the United States Air Force, and as director of air |
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training of NATO forces for the supreme commander of Allied |
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Forces in Europe; he retired with the rank of colonel at |
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Lowrey Air Force Base in Colorado; and |
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WHEREAS, Since his retirement from the Air Force, |
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Richard Randolph has distinguished himself as an international |
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businessman by serving as president of the World Security Fund |
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and as founder and president of Microgravity Research |
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Associates, Incorporated, a high-technology company organized to |
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produce crystal materials in space; he is a scientist with two |
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patents and a third pending and has authored scientific articles |
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and presented papers at national science and space seminars; he |
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has participated with major aerospace firms in developing plans |
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for the United States Space Station, and since 1989, he has |
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served as a member of NASA's Commercial Space Station Planning |
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Team; and |
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WHEREAS, Richard has been an avid fisherman and hunter |
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throughout Texas, and he has provided significant economic |
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development in Texas, as well as providing a unilateral wildlife |
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management program through conservationist shooting techniques |
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to ensure that an abundance of game is left to survive and |
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multiply in its natural habitat; and |
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WHEREAS, Richard Randolph has served with distinction in |
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the defense of our nation, has furthered the interests of |
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commerce and science, is a devoted husband and father, and is an |
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outdoorsman with a love and respect for nature's bounty, thus |
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embodying the highest principles that Texans hold near and dear; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby congratulate Richard L. Randolph on his |
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birthday and pay tribute to him for his lifetime of distinguished |
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service and achievement and to his family--his late wife, Miriam; |
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his son, Ian Michael, a Texas resident; his daughter-in-law, |
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Jane Randolph; his granddaughter, Grace Adrienne Randolph; and |
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the other members of his family; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That he be declared an Honorary Texan and that a |
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copy of this Resolution be prepared for him and the members of his |
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family. |
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Lucio |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 27, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |