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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may |
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comfort those saddened by the death of Gene Earl Parker of Amarillo |
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on September 19, 2014, at the age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on July 24, 1938, in Tahoka, Gene Parker was the |
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ninth of 10 children born to John and Patriel Parker; after |
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graduating from Happy High School in 1956, he went on to attend West |
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Texas State College, and he earned a bachelor's degree and a |
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master's degree in Spanish and educational administration; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Parker worked for the Shamrock Oil Company for a |
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brief time before embarking on a career as an educator with the |
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Edgewood Independent School District in the mid-1960s; he taught in |
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the Sunray Independent School District for several years, and in |
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1972, he became the superintendent of schools for the Wildorado |
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Independent School District; named the director of career planning |
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and placement at West Texas State University in 1974, he spent |
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nearly two decades in that position until his retirement in 1993; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan served three terms as a Randall |
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County commissioner, and during that time, he played an |
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instrumental role in the establishment of the Texas Panhandle War |
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Memorial in Amarillo; he also shared his time and talents with a |
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number of civic organizations, including the United Way of Amarillo |
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and Canyon, the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Aviation |
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Historical Society Board, the Panhandle Judges and Commissioners |
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Association, and the Panhandle Plains Higher Education Authority; a |
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man of faith, he was an active member of the congregation at |
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Paramount Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday school for many |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Parker was blessed with |
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the love and support of his wife, Peggy, with whom he shared more |
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than 54 years; together, they raised four children, Del, Carmen, |
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Pam, and Mitch, and later welcomed into their family five |
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grandchildren; in addition to playing games with his grandkids, |
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Mr. Parker enjoyed working on the family farm, flying planes, and |
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square dancing; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Gene Parker |
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will remember the way he touched their lives with his generosity and |
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optimism, and he will forever hold a treasured place in their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Gene Earl Parker and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Peggy |
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Parker; to his daughter, Pam Barrett, and her husband, Jay; to his |
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son, Mitch Parker, and his wife, Kate; to his grandchildren, |
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Parker, Jeron, and Trey Barrett, and Charlotte and Will Parker; to |
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his sisters, Irene Hopper and Ruth Barrett; to his brothers, Johnny |
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Parker and his wife, Verbie, and Don Parker and his wife, Jeane; and |
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to his other 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Gene Earl Parker. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 87 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 26, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 87 was adopted by the Senate on |
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April 7, 2015, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |