H.R. No. 442

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Elaine Nicholas Lieck, a passionate supporter of the
	Bexar County Democratic Party, passed away on February 7, 2009, at
	the age of 78; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Austin, the former Elaine Nicholas
	attended Sul Ross State University and later married Charles Lieck
	in 1952; the couple settled in San Antonio, and Mrs. Lieck became
	active in the Democratic Party after her husband's election as a
	state representative; she continued to work behind the scenes
	during Mr. Lieck's tenure as Bexar County district attorney, and
	she was instrumental in her husband's decision to hire the county's
	first female and African American assistant district attorneys; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Lieck's home was a hub of activity during the
	1960s, during which time she ran the Democratic Party offices and
	worked on several political campaigns; she helped get G. J. Sutton
	elected as the city's first African American state representative,
	and she was the county coordinator for Lieutenant Governor Bill
	Hobby; moreover, she was involved in the 1972 presidential campaign
	of George McGovern; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to her civic activism, Mrs. Lieck worked
	on publicity for HemisFair and managed Karam's Kantina in Market
	Square, and she was also the devoted mother of two sons, Chip and
	Chris; and
	WHEREAS, Elaine Lieck inspired others with her enthusiasm for
	progressive politics and her efforts to make a positive difference
	in the world, and she will long be remembered by all those who
	shared in the richness of her life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Elaine Nicholas
	Lieck and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to
	her sons, Charles "Chip" Lieck III and Chris Lieck and his wife,
	Julie Finck Lieck; to her grandchildren, Dylan and Hannah Lieck; to
	her brother, Anthony Nicholas and his wife, B. A.; and to her other
	relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Elaine
	Nicholas Lieck.
	McClendon
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 442 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House