| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
| |
|
|
WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
|
|
meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
|
|
of Donald E. Harris of Lorena, who passed away on April 13, 2011, at |
|
|
the age of 73; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Don Harris was born in Kansas on August 26, 1937, to |
|
|
Warren and Doris Harris; he moved with his family to Corpus Christi |
|
|
as a youth and met his future wife, Donna, while in high school |
|
|
there; the couple married in 1957 and together shared 53 years and |
|
|
were blessed with two children, Kenneth and Denise; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Beginning as a dirt-track racer in his teens, Mr. |
|
|
Harris was an avid motorcyclist who earned expert status with the |
|
|
American Motorcycle Association; after he left racing in 1965, he |
|
|
and his wife bought the Harley-Davidson motorcycle shop in Waco, |
|
|
which they ran for a decade; Mr. Harris then taught motorcycle |
|
|
mechanics classes at Texas State Technical College and went on to |
|
|
teach riding and safety courses across Texas until 2010; through |
|
|
the years, he also worked at Central Texas Clarklift in Waco and C. |
|
|
C. Jones Chevrolet in Marlin; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Harris took great pleasure in his involvement |
|
|
with the motorcycling community; he belonged to the Waco Eagles |
|
|
Motorcycle Club and rode regularly with his friends in the |
|
|
Shriners; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Mr. |
|
|
Harris delighted in time spent with his family, especially camping |
|
|
in Garner State Park and taking his grandchildren on sunrise |
|
|
motorcycle rides; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Don Harris lived a life that was rich in the |
|
|
intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all those |
|
|
who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Donald E. Harris and |
|
|
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his son, |
|
|
Kenneth Harris, and his wife, Gail; to his daughter, Denise |
|
|
Ledbetter, and her husband, William; to his six grandchildren and |
|
|
two great-grandchildren; 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 Donald E. |
|
|
Harris. |
| |
|
|
Anderson of McLennan |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Speaker of the House |
| |
|
|
I certify that H.R. No. 2237 was unanimously adopted by a |
|
|
rising vote of the House on May 30, 2011. |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Chief Clerk of the House |
| |