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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Arlington lost a dedicated civic leader |
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with the death of Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Richard H. Rencurrel on |
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October 16, 2009, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Richard Rencurrel was born to Hamilton and Mildred |
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Rencurrel on November 21, 1929, in Scituate, Massachusetts; he |
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graduated from Boston University in 1952 and earned a master's |
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degree in business administration from Syracuse University in 1966; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After receiving his undergraduate degree, he joined |
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the United States Air Force and became a decorated career officer; |
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he served for two decades before retiring in 1973; Colonel |
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Rencurrel held membership in the Military Order of the World Wars |
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and served as president of the Retired Military Officers |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan gave generously of his time and |
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talents to the city of Arlington, where he served as president of |
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the Sundown Kiwanis Club and as a member of the Arlington Public |
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Library Advisory Board and the Arlington Charities Board; in |
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addition, he was a congregant of First United Methodist Church of |
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Arlington and a volunteer with the American Red Cross at the Naval |
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Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, Richard Rencurrel exchanged wedding vows with |
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Dorothy Thornton on September 15, 1956, and over the years, they |
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shared in the joy of parenting three children and of later welcoming |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren into their family; and |
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WHEREAS, Colonel Richard Rencurrel made the most of his |
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nearly eight decades, achieving an exceptional career in the air |
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force, contributing significantly to his community, and enjoying a |
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life rich in family and friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lieutenant Colonel |
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(Ret.) Richard H. Rencurrel and extend sincere sympathy to the |
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members of his family: to his wife, Dorothy Rencurrel; to his |
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children and their spouses, Debbie and Mike Mead, Diana McPherson, |
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and David and Joyce Rencurrel; to his grandchildren, Heather |
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Garrett, Holly Mead, Kody Burkhardt, Jennifer Wood, Amy and Amanda |
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McPherson, and Hamilton, Sarah, and Cameron Rencurrel; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Bianca and Alexander Cross; to his brothers, |
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Charles and Ronald Rencurrel; and to his other relatives and |
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friends; and, be 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 Lieutenant |
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Colonel (Ret.) Richard H. Rencurrel. |
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Patrick |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 400 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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