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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 383
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In Memory |
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of |
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Edward Melvin Trapp |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Rancho Viejo in paying tribute to the life of Edward |
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Melvin "Ted" Trapp, who died March 30, 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Ted Trapp was born to Robert and Noreen Trapp in |
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Longview, Washington; as a child he lived in Illinois, Oklahoma, |
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and Rhode Island, and his family eventually settled in Kansas |
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City, Missouri; and |
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WHEREAS, Ted served with distinction in the United States |
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Navy during World War II; he crossed the Pacific Ocean as a |
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quartermaster on the Third Fleet under W. F. Halsey, and he was |
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aboard one of the first ships to enter Tokyo Bay in anticipation |
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of the Japanese surrender; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, Ted returned to Kansas City and |
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married the love of his life, Margaret Urech Trapp, and they |
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shared 69 years together; they were blessed with one son, |
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Timothy, and with three grandchildren and two |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Ted enjoyed a successful career as a businessman; |
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for many years he owned T.M.T., Incorporated, a construction |
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company that completed work on major shopping centers, |
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McDonald's restaurants, and public works and industrial sites |
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throughout Kansas City and the Midwest; he and Margaret later |
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moved to the Lower Rio Grande Valley, and they owned and operated |
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the Rancho Viejo Resort and Country Club for 32 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of wisdom, strength, and generosity, Ted |
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Trapp was a highly respected member of the community, and he left |
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behind memories that will long be cherished by all who were |
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privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Edward Melvin Trapp; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Ted Trapp. |
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Lucio |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 12, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |