Bill Text: TX SR67 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Danny Paul Strickland.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-02-23 - Reported enrolled [SR67 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR67-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Danny Strickland | ||
| WHEREAS, Danny Paul Strickland of Longview passed away on | ||
| January 18, 2021, at the age of 73, leaving his loved ones with a | ||
| wealth of memories to cherish; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Longview on March 11, 1947, Danny | ||
| Strickland was the son of Ben and Tommie Strickland; he graduated | ||
| from Gladewater High School in 1965, and he would go on to remain | ||
| close to many of the friends he made in his youth; during the | ||
| Vietnam War, he served his country as a member of the United | ||
| States Army, where he attained the rank of staff sergeant and | ||
| earned a Bronze Star; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After returning home, Mr. Strickland attended | ||
| college at Stephen F. Austin State University through the G.I. | ||
| Bill and received a degree in education; however, he taught at | ||
| the Arp school district for only three days before changing | ||
| careers, and he went on to work in the oil and gas and heavy | ||
| equipment industries until his eventual retirement from Darr | ||
| Equipment Co.; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Strickland met his future wife, Charla Rolph, | ||
| on a blind date in 1997; their relationship was a source of much | ||
| happiness to him, and he enjoyed spending his retirement years with | ||
| her at his side; he cherished his daughters, Mandy and Erin, taking | ||
| great pride in their accomplishments, and he was further blessed | ||
| with four grandchildren, Lauren, Kate, Noble, and Pike; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A loving family man and a true and loyal friend, | ||
| Danny Strickland will forever be remembered with deep affection | ||
| by all those who shared in the richness of his life; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Danny Paul | ||
| Strickland and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his | ||
| family: to his wife, Charla Rolph-Strickland; to his daughters, | ||
| Mandy Strickland Kizer and her husband, Kris, and Erin Strickland | ||
| Johnston and her husband, Jeff; to his grandchildren, Lauren, | ||
| Kate, Noble, and Pike; to his mother, Tommie Strickland; to his | ||
| brother, Leon Strickland, and his wife, Lynn; to his | ||
| sister-in-law, Sally Knox; to his brother-in-law, Jim Leonard, | ||
| and his wife, Linda; to his niece, Leslie Knox, and nephews, | ||
| Charles Herrington and Richard McKee; and to his other relatives | ||
| and numerous 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 Danny Paul Strickland. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 23, 2021, | ||
| by a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
