81R37248 JGH-D

By: Farabee H.R. No. 3067

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Dorsey Ray Trapp of Wichita Falls, who died on May 23, 2009, at the age of 61; and

WHEREAS, Dorsey Trapp was born in Wichita Falls on November 2, 1947, to Willard and Virginia Cole Trapp; after graduating from Hirschi High School in 1966, he attended Midwestern State University; and

WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Trapp joined the U.S. Navy in 1968 and served on the USS Coral Sea and the USS America; and

WHEREAS, In 1974, Mr. Trapp married Cathy Fisher, two months after he met her, and they would go on to spend 35 happy years together; as they started a family, Mr. Trapp returned to school at Vernon Regional Junior College and earned a degree in management; and

WHEREAS, He won election as Wichita County district clerk in 1987, and he served the citizens of Wichita County for nearly three decades; he shared his expertise through his work on a number of committees and as an instructor in several programs at Texas A&M University; he also served on the board of directors of the Texas Association of Counties, and he was president of the County and District Clerks Association of Texas and a member of that organization's Bylaws Committee; and

WHEREAS, For his contributions to his profession, Mr. Trapp was recognized as the Clerk of the Year, and he received the Patsy Baggett Children's Service Award in 2007 for his work with juries in collecting donations for Child Protective Services; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Trapp was a man of strong religious faith; he belonged to the Heritage Assembly of God congregation and taught Children's Church at First Assembly of God for a number of years; in his leisure time, he enjoyed fishing, and he was named Bass Angler of the Year in 2007 by the Christian Bass Anglers; and

WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a dedicated public servant, Dorsey Trapp will be deeply missed, but the integrity, optimism, and generosity with which he lived his life will forever inspire all who had the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dorsey Ray Trapp and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Cathy Trapp; to his son, Joseph Trapp; to his daughter, Jennifer Downing; to his grandsons, Kaden and Donovan Downing; to his sister, Diana Sitler; and to his other relatives and 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 Dorsey Trapp.