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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Richard C. Hawkins of Weslaco on |
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December 14, 2012, at the age of 64; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Bridgeport on April 4, 1948, to Raymond |
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Hawkins and Helen Schilling, Rick Hawkins graduated from Bridgeport |
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High School in 1967, and two years later he received a diploma in |
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funeral directing and the science of embalming from Commonwealth |
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College of Sciences in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, For a brief time, Mr. Hawkins was a professional |
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bull rider and race car driver; he embarked on a career in the |
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funeral home business in 1970, when he joined the staff of Shannon's |
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Funeral Home in Fort Worth; he eventually became the manager there, |
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and in 1982, he relocated to Weslaco, purchasing his own funeral |
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home; in 1992, Mr. Hawkins moved his business to a new location, and |
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in 2004 he expanded it, adding a branch in Donna; as a funeral home |
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director, he emphasized customer service and was known for the |
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respect and kindness with which he treated his staff; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hawkins was an active member of the community as |
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well, serving on the Weslaco Ambulance Advisory Board, with the |
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Weslaco Lions Club, and with the Mid-Valley Medical Foundation; in |
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addition, he contributed to local charities; in his spare time, he |
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liked to golf, and he also studied Freemasonry; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Hawkins enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, Irma, and he took pride in a fine |
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family that grew to include two children and a granddaughter; and |
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WHEREAS, Rick Hawkins lived a full and generous life, |
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devoting himself to his family, his business, and his community, |
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and while his death has brought great sorrow, his legacy of love and |
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service to others will be forever treasured by all who knew him; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Rick Hawkins and |
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that sincere condolences be extended to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Irma S. Hawkins; to his daughter, Priscilla Hawkins; |
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to his son, Ronnye Hawkins; to his granddaughter, Bianka Hawkins |
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Jackson; to his son-in-law, Erik Jackson; and to his other |
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relatives and 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 Richard |
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C. Hawkins. |