Bill Text: TX HR211 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Richard Bruce Duncan, the justice of the peace for Precinct 2 of Walker County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-06 - Reported enrolled [HR211 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR211-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 211 |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Huntsville and surrounding | ||
communities are mourning the loss of the Honorable Richard Bruce | ||
Duncan, justice of the peace for Precinct 2 of Walker County, who | ||
passed away on June 15, 2011, at the age of 52; and | ||
WHEREAS, Richard Duncan was born on July 3, 1958, in Mountain | ||
Home, Idaho, to Patricia and Evert Aultman; he was raised in | ||
Colorado and Wyoming and served his country in the United States | ||
Marine Corps until 1982; after leaving the military, he met the love | ||
of his life, Katy, and they enjoyed 27 rewarding years together as | ||
husband and wife; and | ||
WHEREAS, The couple moved to Amarillo, where Mr. Duncan | ||
worked while attending West Texas A&M University; after graduation, | ||
he took a position at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville in | ||
1993; he began his service as justice of the peace for Precinct 2 of | ||
Walker County in 2006; and | ||
WHEREAS, An active member of the First United Methodist | ||
Church of Huntsville, Judge Duncan also shared his time and talents | ||
with numerous other organizations, including the Forrest Masonic | ||
Lodge No. 19, the Elkins Lake Community Association, the American | ||
Legion, the Lions Club, the Optimist Club, the Huntsville Bass | ||
Masters, the Military Officers Association of America, and the | ||
executive and rodeo committees of the Walker County Fair and Rodeo | ||
Association; in addition, he served as a mentor to children through | ||
his involvement with school programs, and he helped organize | ||
banquets to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project; an avid | ||
outdoorsman, he loved hunting and fishing and also took great | ||
enjoyment in playing the domino game 42; above all, he treasured the | ||
time he spent with family and friends; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although his life ended far too soon, Richard Duncan | ||
was a positive influence in the lives of many residents of Walker | ||
County, and he will forever be remembered with great admiration and | ||
affection by all who had the privilege to know him; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of the Honorable Richard Bruce Duncan and extend sincere | ||
condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Katy Duncan; | ||
to his sister, Carol Korgan; to his aunts, Jeannie Stewart, Sandra | ||
Lance, Lela Griffin, and Mary Miller; to his nephews, Nathan and | ||
Levi Korgan; to his nieces, Nova and Sarah Korgan; 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 Judge | ||
Richard Duncan. | ||
Kolkhorst | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 211 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on June 28, 2011. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||