Bill Text: TX HR196 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Resolution 196 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: In memory of Francis Xavier Flatley of Irving.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR196 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR196-Introduced.html

	83R3863 BK-D

	By: Harper-Brown	H.R. No. 196



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
	death of Francis Xavier Flatley of Irving on January 3, 2013, at the
	age of 84; and
	WHEREAS, Frank Flatley was born in Boston in 1928 to Irish
	immigrants Margaret Kelly and Patrick James Flatley; the oldest of
	13 children, he had many happy memories of gathering with his
	younger siblings to hear his father play Irish tunes; he graduated
	from St. Mary's Catholic School in Brookline, Massachusetts, and
	was subsequently accepted to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in
	Kings Point, New York; and
	WHEREAS, After graduating, Mr. Flatley proudly served his
	country as a naval officer aboard the USS Kula Gulf; at the end of
	the Korean War, he began working aboard Texaco oil tankers and was
	later employed with Caltex for nearly four decades; he relocated to
	the Dallas area when Caltex moved its headquarters to Irving and
	remained there for the rest of his life; in his later years, he
	worked as a reservations agent for American Airlines, where he was
	warmly regarded by his coworkers for his sense of humor and cheerful
	personality; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Flatley enjoyed a rewarding marriage of more
	than three decades with his first wife, Elda Bello, who passed away
	in 1982; fortunate enough to find love again, he met Paula Fuller
	Bowman on a blind date to a Dallas Cowboys game; they married in
	1988, and after Mr. Flatley's retirement, the two traveled and
	enjoyed an active social life; they took great pride in their
	blended family, and Mr. Flatley was affectionately known as "Pop"
	to their many grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, A devout Catholic, Mr. Flatley attended Mass
	regularly and served as a reader and a Eucharistic minister at
	St. Michael's Catholic Church in Bedford, at the University of
	Dallas, and at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Irving; he was also a
	member of the Serra Foundation, which promotes vocations in the
	Catholic priesthood; in addition, this dynamic Texan served as
	president of the Irving Symphony Orchestra Association and was an
	active member of the Rotary Club of Irving; he and his wife also
	supported local theater and orchestra productions, as well as
	TexasFest, a fund-raiser for the Irving Healthcare Foundation; for
	his dedicated volunteerism, Mr. Flatley received the Irving High
	Spirited Citizen Award; and
	WHEREAS, With his kind and caring ways, Frank Flatley
	immeasurably enriched the lives of countless people, and they will
	forever hold him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Francis Xavier
	Flatley and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to
	his wife, Paula Flatley; to his children, Gary Flatley, David
	Flatley and his wife, Nan, Elizabeth Pia Richard and her husband,
	Jeffrey, and Brian Flatley; to his stepchildren, Bret Bowman and
	his wife, Deirdre, and Catherine Bowman Bundick and her husband,
	Joel; to his grandchildren, Christopher, Kaitlyn, Meaghan, Kevin,
	Michaela, Monica, and Mathew Flatley, Melissa Malmberg, Andrew
	Costello, Elizabeth Bowman, Brittany, Blaise, and Gabrielle
	Richard, Christine Dixon, and Garrett and Grayson Bundick; to his
	brothers, James Flatley and his wife, Mary, Thomas Flatley and his
	wife, Dorothy, William Flatley and his wife, Louise, Paul Flatley
	and his wife, Joan, the Reverend Brian Flatley, and Kevin Flatley
	and his wife, Cheri; to his sisters, Ellen Corey, Monica McIntyre
	and her husband, Dr. James McIntyre, Sister Mary Flatley, Catherine
	Peters, and Virginia Butler; to his brother-in-law, Dr. Frank
	Pomer; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Francis
	Xavier Flatley.