Bill Text: TX HR400 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Richard H. Rencurrel of Arlington.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR400 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR400-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 400 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Arlington lost a dedicated civic leader | ||
| with the death of Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Richard H. Rencurrel on | ||
| October 16, 2009, at the age of 79; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Richard Rencurrel was born to Hamilton and Mildred | ||
| Rencurrel on November 21, 1929, in Scituate, Massachusetts; he | ||
| graduated from Boston University in 1952 and earned a master's | ||
| degree in business administration from Syracuse University in 1966; | ||
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| WHEREAS, After receiving his undergraduate degree, he joined | ||
| the United States Air Force and became a decorated career officer; | ||
| he served for two decades before retiring in 1973; Colonel | ||
| Rencurrel held membership in the Military Order of the World Wars | ||
| and served as president of the Retired Military Officers | ||
| Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan gave generously of his time and | ||
| talents to the city of Arlington, where he served as president of | ||
| the Sundown Kiwanis Club and as a member of the Arlington Public | ||
| Library Advisory Board and the Arlington Charities Board; in | ||
| addition, he was a congregant of First United Methodist Church of | ||
| Arlington and a volunteer with the American Red Cross at the Naval | ||
| Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Richard Rencurrel exchanged wedding vows with | ||
| Dorothy Thornton on September 15, 1956, and over the years, they | ||
| shared in the joy of parenting three children and of later welcoming | ||
| grandchildren and great-grandchildren into their family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Colonel Richard Rencurrel made the most of his | ||
| nearly eight decades, achieving an exceptional career in the air | ||
| force, contributing significantly to his community, and enjoying a | ||
| life rich in family and friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lieutenant Colonel | ||
| (Ret.) Richard H. Rencurrel and extend sincere sympathy to the | ||
| members of his family: to his wife, Dorothy Rencurrel; to his | ||
| children and their spouses, Debbie and Mike Mead, Diana McPherson, | ||
| and David and Joyce Rencurrel; to his grandchildren, Heather | ||
| Garrett, Holly Mead, Kody Burkhardt, Jennifer Wood, Amy and Amanda | ||
| McPherson, and Hamilton, Sarah, and Cameron Rencurrel; to his | ||
| great-grandchildren, Bianca and Alexander Cross; to his brothers, | ||
| Charles and Ronald Rencurrel; 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 Lieutenant | ||
| Colonel (Ret.) Richard H. Rencurrel. | ||
| Patrick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 400 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
