Bill Text: TX HR303 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dr. Richard Lynn Ingrim of Grand Saline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-29 - Reported enrolled [HR303 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR303-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 303 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Richard Lynn Ingrim, an esteemed member of the | ||
| Grand Saline community and a friend to many, passed away on November | ||
| 22, 2020, at the age of 77; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Clarence Houston and Eileen Leona Knowles | ||
| Ingrim, Rick Ingrim was born in Wichita, Kansas, on April 8, 1943, | ||
| and he grew up with the companionship of three siblings, Jim, | ||
| Dennis, and Judy; answering his nation's call to duty, he joined the | ||
| U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; he served as a Green Beret | ||
| paratrooper and a medic for the 5th Special Forces Group and was | ||
| awarded the Bronze Star; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Upon returning to civilian life, he pursued a career | ||
| in medicine, attending medical schools in Texas and Mexico before | ||
| completing his residency in family medicine at the University of | ||
| Oklahoma in 1984; he subsequently moved back to Texas to open a | ||
| private practice in Grand Saline, Family Medicine Clinic, and he | ||
| went on to establish Country Trails Care Center in 1988; | ||
| additionally, he served for many years as medical director for | ||
| Cozby-Germany Hospital and for the Grand Saline Fire | ||
| Department/EMS; he retired from his office practice in 2018 but | ||
| continued working in hospice care; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An Eagle Scout and a lifelong supporter of the Boy | ||
| Scouts, Dr. Ingrim gave generously of his time and talents to Troop | ||
| No. 374, serving as scoutmaster and guiding many scouts in | ||
| attaining the rank of Eagle Scout; he was sustained by an abiding | ||
| faith and was a valued congregant of First United Methodist Church, | ||
| where he attended the Pairs and Spares Sunday school class; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Ingrim benefited from the | ||
| love and support of his wife, Diane, with whom he shared a rewarding | ||
| union that spanned five decades; he took great pride in his three | ||
| children, Ryan, Holly, and Zack, and he delighted in time spent with | ||
| his three grandchildren, Ellie, Asher, and Brooks; in his leisure | ||
| hours, he enjoyed gardening and putting his tractor to use; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While the death of Rick Ingrim brings immeasurable | ||
| sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that | ||
| will long be treasured by all those who hold him dear; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Richard Lynn | ||
| Ingrim and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; 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 | ||
| Dr. Richard Ingrim. | ||
| Slaton | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 303 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 25, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
