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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Richard Marvin Lannen of Dallas passed away on May |
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1, 2021, at the age of 74, bringing a great loss to his family and |
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friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Rick Lannen was born in Compton, California, on |
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February 22, 1947, to Dick and Rosalie Lannen, and he grew up with |
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the companionship of a younger brother, Larry; after graduating |
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from Fergus High School in Lewistown, Montana, Mr. Lannen attended |
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Dartmouth College, where he served as president, vice president, |
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and treasurer of the Young Democrats of Dartmouth; and |
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WHEREAS, Shortly after enrolling in law school at The |
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University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Lannen was drafted into the |
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United States Army, and he served in the Vietnam War until being |
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honorably discharged in 1971; his experience as an army legal clerk |
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helped him to finish his juris doctor degree, and he subsequently |
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worked as a judicial clerk for the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of |
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Appeals; entering private practice, he was hired by the law firm of |
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, where he made partner in 1979, and |
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he remained there until starting his own law firm in 1989; and |
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WHEREAS, Rick Lannen met his future wife, the former Virginia |
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Pendergrass, on the steps of the Texas State Capitol; the couple |
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shared a loving marriage, and he cherished their blended family, |
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which included five children and nine grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lannen believed wholeheartedly in the |
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importance of helping others, and he never hesitated to lend a hand |
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to anyone in need; he was also a staunch supporter and advocate for |
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Big Bend National Park, and his work in behalf of the park |
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eventually led to him serving as president and board member of the |
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Big Bend Conservancy; in his free time, he enjoyed attending Texas |
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Rangers games as a season ticket holder, and he was also an avid |
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hunter, a die-hard Willie Nelson fan, and a chili connoisseur; and |
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WHEREAS, Rick Lannen lived a rich and purposeful life devoted |
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to his family, his profession, and the causes he held dear, and he |
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will forever be remembered with great admiration and affection; |
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now, 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 Richard Marvin Lannen |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Virginia Lannen; to his children, Richard Henry Lannen and |
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his fiancée, Renata, Richard Justin Lannen and his wife, Shiela, |
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Whitney Lannen, John Bucy and his wife, Molly, and Virginia Hart and |
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her husband, Ryan; to his grandchildren, Grant Tadayon, Lila |
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Tadayon, Richard Aidan Lannen, Jordan Lannen, Avery Lannen, |
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Catherine Hart, Jackson Hart, Ryan Hart Jr., and Bradley Bucy; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Rick |
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Lannen. |
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Bucy |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1339 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 26, 2021. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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