Bill Text: TX HCR87 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Gene Earl Parker of Amarillo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-21 - Signed by the Governor [HCR87 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HCR87-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 87 |
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may | ||
comfort those saddened by the death of Gene Earl Parker of Amarillo | ||
on September 19, 2014, at the age of 76; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on July 24, 1938, in Tahoka, Gene Parker was the | ||
ninth of 10 children born to John and Patriel Parker; after | ||
graduating from Happy High School in 1956, he went on to attend West | ||
Texas State College, and he earned a bachelor's degree and a | ||
master's degree in Spanish and educational administration; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Parker worked for the Shamrock Oil Company for a | ||
brief time before embarking on a career as an educator with the | ||
Edgewood Independent School District in the mid-1960s; he taught in | ||
the Sunray Independent School District for several years, and in | ||
1972, he became the superintendent of schools for the Wildorado | ||
Independent School District; named the director of career planning | ||
and placement at West Texas State University in 1974, he spent | ||
nearly two decades in that position until his retirement in 1993; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan served three terms as a Randall | ||
County commissioner, and during that time, he played an | ||
instrumental role in the establishment of the Texas Panhandle War | ||
Memorial in Amarillo; he also shared his time and talents with a | ||
number of civic organizations, including the United Way of Amarillo | ||
and Canyon, the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Aviation | ||
Historical Society Board, the Panhandle Judges and Commissioners | ||
Association, and the Panhandle Plains Higher Education Authority; a | ||
man of faith, he was an active member of the congregation at | ||
Paramount Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday school for many | ||
years; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Parker was blessed with | ||
the love and support of his wife, Peggy, with whom he shared more | ||
than 54 years; together, they raised four children, Del, Carmen, | ||
Pam, and Mitch, and later welcomed into their family five | ||
grandchildren; in addition to playing games with his grandkids, | ||
Mr. Parker enjoyed working on the family farm, flying planes, and | ||
square dancing; and | ||
WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Gene Parker | ||
will remember the way he touched their lives with his generosity and | ||
optimism, and he will forever hold a treasured place in their | ||
hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby pay tribute to the memory of Gene Earl Parker and extend | ||
sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Peggy | ||
Parker; to his daughter, Pam Barrett, and her husband, Jay; to his | ||
son, Mitch Parker, and his wife, Kate; to his grandchildren, | ||
Parker, Jeron, and Trey Barrett, and Charlotte and Will Parker; to | ||
his sisters, Irene Hopper and Ruth Barrett; to his brothers, Johnny | ||
Parker and his wife, Verbie, and Don Parker and his wife, Jeane; and | ||
to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of | ||
Gene Earl Parker. | ||
Smithee | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.C.R. No. 87 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 26, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 87 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
April 7, 2015, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |