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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Emil Habecker III of Comfort passed away on December |
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13, 2007, at the age of 78, leaving his family and friends with many |
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treasured memories of time spent in his company; and |
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WHEREAS, Born into a Kerr County family, Emil Habecker was a |
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navy equipment specialist as well as a diver for the Scripps |
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Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at San |
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Diego, one of the oldest, largest, and most prestigious centers for |
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marine science research, graduate training, and public service in |
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the world; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Habecker's friendship with other early divers |
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led to his participation in the San Diego Bottom Scratchers Club, |
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reportedly the oldest free-diving club in the United States; |
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organized in 1933, the Bottom Scratchers acquired their name from |
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their practice of "scratching" the ocean floor in search of food |
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during the Great Depression; the divers were pioneers in developing |
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and refining equipment for spearfishing and sport diving, both of |
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which were in their infancy at that time; and |
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WHEREAS, In the late 1950s, Mr. Habecker was invited to join a |
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group of Scripps graduate students/alumni and associates who had |
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formed a corporation named Scientific Diving Consultants, Inc., for |
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the purpose of studying sea life; in 1959, the corporation opened |
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the Diving Locker, a San Diego dive shop; during his years in |
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California he was also affiliated with the San Diego Underwater |
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Photographic Society; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning to live in the Texas Hill Country, |
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Mr. Habecker became involved in the Comfort Lions Club and the |
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Comfort Athletic Booster Club, which now awards a $1,000 Emil |
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Habecker Scholarship in honor of this esteemed gentleman; and |
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WHEREAS, With his beloved wife, Marcia, Mr. Habecker shared a |
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fulfilling marriage that was further enriched with the addition of |
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two children and a grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, Emil Habecker lived a caring and purposeful life, |
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and he is greatly missed by all who had the good fortune to know him; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the memory of Emil Habecker III and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Marcia |
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Anderson Habecker; to his daughter, Cheryle Habecker Sackett, and |
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her husband, Vernon Barnard; to his son, Ron Habecker; to his |
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stepsiblings, Madeline Behal, Frank Habecker, and Max Habecker and |
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his wife, Alma; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Emil |
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Habecker III. |