Bill Text: TX SR51 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: In memory of Kenneth Duncan Dickson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2021-09-01 - Received by the Secretary of the Senate [SR51 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR51-Introduced.html
By: Hall | S.R. No. 51 | |
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WHEREAS, The life of a highly respected civic leader drew | ||
to a close with the passing of Kenneth Duncan Dickson of Rockwall | ||
on August 19, 2021, at the age of 82; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Kenneth and Trixie Dickson, Ken | ||
Dickson was born on December 29, 1938, and grew up in Dallas; he | ||
graduated from W. W. Samuell High School in 1957 and earned a | ||
bachelor's degree in business and agriculture from East Texas | ||
State University; answering his nation's call to duty, he served | ||
in the U.S. Army and with the 49th Armored Division of the Army | ||
National Guard; and | ||
WHEREAS, Active with local politics for more than 40 | ||
years, Mr. Dickson was a founding member of the Rockwall County | ||
Republican Men's Club, serving two terms as president and | ||
continuing as a member of the executive committee until his | ||
death; furthermore, he was a precinct chair, an election judge, | ||
and a delegate to Republican state conventions; he worked in | ||
support of U.S. Representative Ralph Hall's election campaigns, | ||
and he received the Ralph M. Hall Chairman's Award for a lifetime | ||
of service to the Republican Party; in recognition of | ||
Mr. Dickson's achievements, a street was named after him in | ||
Rockwall, where he was on the city council for four years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Dickson was a founding member and president | ||
of the North American Tuli Association and a co-owner of the Tuli | ||
cattle breed magazine, and he cherished the time he spent caring | ||
for his own cattle; in the 1980s, he began working in the oil and | ||
gas industry, and at the age of 82, he had no plans to retire; | ||
since 2005, he had served as a member of the Interstate Oil and | ||
Gas Compact Commission; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Dickson enjoyed the | ||
love and support of his wife of 44 years, Judith; he was the | ||
devoted father of two children, Kenneth and Jason, and he | ||
treasured his four grandchildren; a committed Christian, he was a | ||
valued congregant of Lakepointe Church, where he was a longtime | ||
volunteer at the Connection Center; and | ||
WHEREAS, Admired for his strong faith, his magnanimous | ||
personality, and his dedication to his fellow citizens, Ken | ||
Dickson lived a caring and purposeful life, and he leaves behind | ||
a record of service that his loved ones can remember with pride; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, | ||
2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Kenneth | ||
Duncan Dickson and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of | ||
his family: to his wife, Judith Dion Dickson; to his sons, | ||
Kenneth Dickson and his wife, Lynne, and Jason Dickson and his | ||
wife, Lauren; to his grandchildren, Abigail Peavey and her | ||
husband, Rafe, and Macy, Cohen, and Savannah Dickson; and to his | ||
many 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 Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Ken Dickson. |