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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Richard Lynn Ingrim, an esteemed member of the |
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Grand Saline community and a friend to many, passed away on November |
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22, 2020, at the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Clarence Houston and Eileen Leona Knowles |
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Ingrim, Rick Ingrim was born in Wichita, Kansas, on April 8, 1943, |
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and he grew up with the companionship of three siblings, Jim, |
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Dennis, and Judy; answering his nation's call to duty, he joined the |
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U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; he served as a Green Beret |
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paratrooper and a medic for the 5th Special Forces Group and was |
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awarded the Bronze Star; and |
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WHEREAS, Upon returning to civilian life, he pursued a career |
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in medicine, attending medical schools in Texas and Mexico before |
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completing his residency in family medicine at the University of |
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Oklahoma in 1984; he subsequently moved back to Texas to open a |
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private practice in Grand Saline, Family Medicine Clinic, and he |
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went on to establish Country Trails Care Center in 1988; |
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additionally, he served for many years as medical director for |
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Cozby-Germany Hospital and for the Grand Saline Fire |
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Department/EMS; he retired from his office practice in 2018 but |
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continued working in hospice care; and |
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WHEREAS, An Eagle Scout and a lifelong supporter of the Boy |
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Scouts, Dr. Ingrim gave generously of his time and talents to Troop |
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No. 374, serving as scoutmaster and guiding many scouts in |
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attaining the rank of Eagle Scout; he was sustained by an abiding |
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faith and was a valued congregant of First United Methodist Church, |
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where he attended the Pairs and Spares Sunday school class; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Ingrim benefited from the |
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love and support of his wife, Diane, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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union that spanned five decades; he took great pride in his three |
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children, Ryan, Holly, and Zack, and he delighted in time spent with |
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his three grandchildren, Ellie, Asher, and Brooks; in his leisure |
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hours, he enjoyed gardening and putting his tractor to use; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Rick Ingrim brings immeasurable |
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sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that |
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will long be treasured by all those who hold him dear; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Richard Lynn |
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Ingrim and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, be it |
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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 |
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Dr. Richard Ingrim. |