H.R. No. 1045

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family, friends, and parishioners are mourning the
	loss of Monsignor Edward J. Dokupil of Bastrop, who died on January
	18, 2009, at the age of 72; and
	WHEREAS, Edward Dokupil was born on October 31, 1936, in
	Burlington to Willie Frank and Angela Ermis Dokupil; after
	graduating from Rosebud High School, he entered St. Mary's Seminary
	in Houston, where he earned his college degree and then pursued
	another four years of theological studies; and
	WHEREAS, Monsignor Dokupil was ordained as a Catholic priest
	in 1964, and after serving as associate pastor at Cristo Rey
	Catholic Church in Austin, he went on to pastor Immaculate
	Conception Church in Sealy, St. Mary's Catholic Church of the
	Assumption in Waco, Church of the Assumption in West, and Sacred
	Heart Church in Austin; and
	WHEREAS, In 1972, Monsignor Dokupil became the pastor of
	Ascension Parish in Bastrop, where he was an inspiring spiritual
	leader and mentor for 37 years; over the course of his pastorate,
	the membership of the church increased from 100 to more than 1,000
	families, and he created a Spanish Mass for the area's growing
	Hispanic population; at the time of his death, he was making plans
	for the building of a parish activity center; and
	WHEREAS, While he was at Sacred Heart in Austin and Ascension
	Parish in Bastrop, Monsignor Dokupil also served as the Catholic
	chaplain at the Travis State School for 28 years and at Holy Cross
	High School for Girls for three years; moreover, he was cofounder of
	the Crisis Hotline in Austin and a member of its board of directors,
	and he served as chaplain for the Bastrop Police Department; and
	WHEREAS, Monsignor Dokupil was a leader in the governance of
	the church as well; he held a seat on the Diocesan Presbyteral
	Council, and he served as a Diocesan Consultor and as the Bishop's
	Dean of the Southern Deanery of the Diocese of Austin; in 2001, he
	was granted the title of monsignor by His Holiness, Pope John Paul
	II; and
	WHEREAS, A caring and compassionate man, Monsignor Edward J.
	Dokupil was beloved by all who knew him for his strength, his
	wisdom, and his good counsel, and he will be remembered forever for
	the unfailing love and dedication he showed to his community; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Monsignor Edward J.
	Dokupil and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
	family: to his sister, RosaLee Wilkerson, and her husband, George;
	to his brothers, Tom Dokupil and his wife, Debbie, Bob Dokupil and
	his wife, Grace, Charles Dokupil and his wife, Ann, and William
	Dokupil and his wife, Mildred; to his eight nieces and four nephews;
	and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Monsignor
	Dokupil.
	Kleinschmidt
	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. 1045 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on April 17, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House