Bill Text: TX HR92 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Richard Joseph Knapik of Bay City.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-08 - Reported enrolled [HR92 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR92-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 92 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Richard Joseph Knapik of Bay City on October 14, 2021, at | ||
| the age of 72; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Joseph and Eleanor Knapik, Richard Knapik | ||
| was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 22, 1948, and he grew up | ||
| with the companionship of four siblings, Therese, Marie, Mark, and | ||
| Joseph; answering his nation's call to duty, he served in the U.S. | ||
| Army during the Vietnam War, and his military honors included two | ||
| bronze stars for heroism as well as the Combat Infantryman Badge; he | ||
| graduated from St. Vincent de Paul Preparatory Seminary and the | ||
| University of Colorado; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Knapik enjoyed a rewarding career as manager of | ||
| Bay City Plumbing Supply from 1980 to 1991, and he subsequently | ||
| served as director of the Bay City Chamber of Commerce and | ||
| Agriculture for 13 years; in 2004, he was elected mayor of Bay City, | ||
| and he held that office until 2010; he then returned to his position | ||
| at Bay City Plumbing Supply, where he worked until 2020; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Knapik served as | ||
| president of the Gulf Coast Chamber Executives, chair of the Texas | ||
| Chamber of Commerce Executives board, and president of Community | ||
| Actors of South Texas; his many honors include a Distinguished | ||
| Service Award from TCCE, a George Holst Award from the Matagorda | ||
| County Economic Development Corporation, and a Jack Wiech Fellow | ||
| Award from Lions Club Camp; he was also named the Man of the Year by | ||
| the Bay City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture in 1998; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Knapik benefited from the | ||
| love and support of his wife, Nancy, with whom he shared a | ||
| fulfilling marriage that spanned 38 years; a man of deep faith, he | ||
| was a devoted congregant of First Presbyterian Church in Bay City, | ||
| where he served as an ordained elder; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While the death of Richard Knapik brings great | ||
| sadness to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that | ||
| will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Richard Joseph | ||
| Knapik and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: | ||
| to his wife, Nancy Wirth Knapik; to his sisters, Therese Moscinski | ||
| and her husband, Rick, and Marie Banevicus; to his brothers, Mark | ||
| Knapik and his wife, Patty, and Joseph Knapik; to his | ||
| sister-in-law, Susan Owen, and her husband, Prentice; to his nieces | ||
| and nephews, Samantha, Ashley, Lindsay, Steven, Michael, and Haley; | ||
| and to his other relatives and many 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 | ||
| Knapik. | ||
| Morrison | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 92 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on February 7, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
