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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Pasadena lost a valued community leader |
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with the passing of Donald Ray Carpenter, Sr., on March 1, 2009, at |
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the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to William and Claudia Carpenter in Kosse on |
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July 5, 1931, Donald Carpenter graduated from John H. Reagan High |
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School and went on to study at The University of Texas and the |
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University of Houston; he began working for Southwestern Bell |
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Telephone Company at the age of 17 as a mail room clerk and was |
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employed by the company for 40 years, eventually retiring as |
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district manager; moreover, he served his nation as a member of the |
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Air Force Reserve; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Carpenter devoted himself to his community in |
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the years following his retirement, serving as president of the |
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Pasadena Rotary Club and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and as |
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chief of staff for the City of Pasadena; possessing a deep knowledge |
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of local issues and a strong rapport with elected officials, he was |
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a sought-after political advisor whose opinions were highly |
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respected, and he was an active member of Park Place Masonic Lodge |
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and a prominent supporter of the YMCA, the Salvation Army, and |
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several other charitable causes; when not busy with other projects, |
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he relished spending time on the golf course; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Carpenter enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, Barbara, with whom he shared nearly |
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six decades of marriage; the couple were blessed with three |
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children, Donald, Darrell, and Barbara, and had the pleasure of |
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welcoming six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren into |
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their family; and |
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WHEREAS, Donald Carpenter lived a caring and purposeful life, |
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and he will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of all |
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those who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Donald Ray |
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Carpenter, Sr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Barbara Carpenter; to his children, Donald Ray |
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Carpenter, Jr., and his wife, Shirley, Darrell Carpenter and his |
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wife, Barbara, and Barbara Fonville and her husband, Kim; to his |
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grandchildren, Lisa Ann Carpenter, Darrell Carpenter, Jr., and his |
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wife, Susie, Donald Ray Carpenter III and his fiancee, Lindsay |
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Overfield, Brandi Nicole Vorse and her husband, Brandon, Kimberly |
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Fonville, and Crystal VanPutten; to his great-grandchildren, Cade |
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Walker Carpenter and Katlyn and Nathan VanPutten; to his niece, |
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Theresa Ann Works; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 Donald |
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Carpenter. |