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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Michael Joseph Quick of College Station has greatly |
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distinguished himself in all his endeavors over the course of a life |
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well lived; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Wade Edward and Celista Joan Quick Burke, |
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Mike Quick was born in Port Arthur on December 16, 1946; following |
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the untimely death of his mother, he and his sister, Margaret, were |
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raised by their maternal grandparents, Earl and Dorothy Quick; he |
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completed his bachelor's degree in chemistry at Lamar University, |
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where he met his future wife, the former Terry Tilley; they married |
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on September 5, 1969, and a month later, Mr. Quick was drafted into |
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the U.S. Army; after graduating at the top of his class in |
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noncommissioned officer's school, he was deployed to Vietnam; he |
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attained the rank of sergeant first class and received a number of |
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decorations, among them the Bronze Star and Army Commendation |
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Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Quick went on to earn a master's degree in |
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chemistry from Lamar University and a doctoral degree in computer |
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science from Texas A&M University; embarking on a noteworthy career |
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with A&M, he was a software developer at the Data Processing Center |
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and an instructor of computer science; although he retired in 1996, |
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he continued to work as an independent software developer until |
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2000, when he founded Quick Internet Software Solutions, which |
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serves the insurance industry; and |
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WHEREAS, The devoted father of a daughter, Tiffany, and a |
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son, David, Mr. Quick also takes great pride in his two |
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granddaughters, Caroline and Kendall; he is a founding member of |
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St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, and for many years, he sang in |
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the choir, served as an extraordinary Eucharistic minister, and |
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co-chaired the annual festival with his wife; active for decades in |
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the Knights of Columbus as well, he served twice as grand knight and |
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played a key role in the establishment of the 4th Degree KC Assembly |
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2041; moreover, he was the first commander of its color guard, which |
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won numerous competitions; and |
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WHEREAS, Mike Quick has earned the lasting respect and |
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admiration of all who are privileged to know him, and it is indeed |
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fitting to recognize him at this time; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Michael Joseph Quick for his |
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accomplishments and contributions; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Quick as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |