Bill Text: TX HR2202 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Richard Gilmore Lauderdale of Fort Worth.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2202 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2202-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2202 |
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WHEREAS, Richard Gilmore Lauderdale of Fort Worth passed away | ||
on March 15, 2019, at the age of 74, leaving behind a loving family | ||
and many dear friends to cherish his memory; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth on January 2, 1945, to Dr. Thomas | ||
Lauderdale and Margaret Lauderdale, Gilmore Lauderdale grew up with | ||
the companionship of two brothers, Thomas and Caleb; he attended | ||
military school and went on to graduate from R. L. Paschal High | ||
School in 1962 before continuing his studies at Texas Christian | ||
University; in 1968, he enlisted in the United States Army, and he | ||
was deployed to Germany to serve during the Vietnam War; and | ||
WHEREAS, After returning home to Fort Worth and Eagle | ||
Mountain Lake, Mr. Lauderdale met and married Carol Godbey, with | ||
whom he shared the joy of raising two children, Christopher and | ||
Leigh Anne; he was actively involved in his children's lives and | ||
supported them by coaching their soccer and basketball teams and | ||
riding horses competitively with his daughter; no matter the | ||
activity, he always made it his goal to instill in them morals, | ||
values, and life lessons, and he served as a role model to them | ||
through his generosity and compassion toward others; and | ||
WHEREAS, An entrepreneur, Mr. Lauderdale decided to strike | ||
out on his own after working for a time in the poultry business and | ||
became the president, owner, and operator of Fort Worth Poultry & | ||
Egg Company at the Fort Worth Stockyards; he enjoyed spending time | ||
on the water, whether waterskiing competitively or sailing, and | ||
this passion also led him to open the popular Lauderdale's on the | ||
Lake and Shrimper's restaurants; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Lauderdale led an adventurous life that | ||
included motorcycle trips to Mexico, surfing in Costa Rica, and | ||
scuba diving in the Bahamas; he also treasured the companionship of | ||
a host of longtime friends and of his loyal golden retriever, | ||
Handsome Sammy; moreover, he drew guidance and inspiration from his | ||
faith and served as an active member of St. Anne's Episcopal | ||
Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gilmore Lauderdale made a positive impact in many | ||
lives through his personal and professional achievements, and he | ||
will forever be remembered with admiration and affection by those | ||
who were fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Richard Gilmore | ||
Lauderdale and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones 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 Richard | ||
Gilmore Lauderdale. | ||
Geren | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2202 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 27, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||