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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 26
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In Memory |
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of |
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Donald Joseph Knapp |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Donald Joseph Knapp, who died January 5, |
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2009, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Donald Joseph Knapp was born on August 7, 1929, in |
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Atlanta, Georgia; he earned a civil engineering degree from |
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Georgia Institute of Technology and a master's degree in business |
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from the University of Southern California; and |
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WHEREAS, Navy Reserve Lieutenant Commander Knapp, retired, |
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was a veteran of the Korean War; he served aboard the amphibious |
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control ship USS Frybarger and the aircraft carrier USS Coral |
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Sea; a loyal patriot, he was a 50-year member of the Sons of the |
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American Revolution and a longtime treasurer of the San Antonio |
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Alamo Council of the Navy League; for 35 years, he actively |
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recruited top students for appointments to the United States |
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military academies; and |
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WHEREAS, An engineering and computer specialist and |
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enthusiast, he worked for Hughes Aircraft, UNIVAC, United Press |
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International, Crothall Systems, and as a consultant; he was a |
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longtime member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics |
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Engineers; and |
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WHEREAS, A Georgian by birth, Mr. Knapp embraced being a |
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Texan; he moved with his wife to San Antonio some 15 years ago and |
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was an active leader in the community; he was a member of Saint |
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Matthew's Catholic Church, the Gateway Coin Club, and the San |
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Antonio Genealogy and Historical Society; and |
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WHEREAS, A true Renaissance man, Donald Knapp had an |
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endless curiosity and limitless skills; he was exceptionally |
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intelligent and had a keen sense of humor that endeared him to his |
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family and to all who knew him; an avid proponent for healthy |
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living, he encouraged his children to live each day as though |
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they had diabetes, a condition with which he lived for 25 years; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, He was married to the late Frances Ann Sheedy |
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Knapp for 52 years; a devoted father and grandfather, he followed |
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with great interest the deployments of his grandsons to |
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Afghanistan, Iraq, and Bahrain; as the members of his family |
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continue to mourn his loss, they have many precious memories of |
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their beloved "Daddy" that can be treasured forever; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Donald Joseph Knapp: his |
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daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Fred Minich; his sons and |
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daughters-in-law, Robert and Janet Knapp and Bruce and Susan |
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Knapp; his brother, William Arnold Knapp, Jr.; his 12 |
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grandchildren; and his seven great-grandchildren; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Donald Joseph Knapp. |
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Uresti |
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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 July 2, 2009, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |