H.R. No. 1924

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The citizens of Kerrville lost a beloved neighbor
	and much admired civic leader with the passing of Josephine
	Schreiner Parker on April 13, 2009, at the age of 92; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Kerrville, "Dodo" Parker was born on
	November 16, 1916, to Scott and Josephine Schreiner; she attended
	Schreiner Institute, graduated from Tivy High School, and earned
	her bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at Austin, where
	she was active in the Curtain Club and Pi Beta Phi sorority; she
	later studied voice in San Antonio and Los Angeles; and
	WHEREAS, She married E. C. Parker, Jr., on January 29, 1942,
	and while her husband served overseas during World War II, Mrs.
	Parker lived in New York City, studying music and voice at Juilliard
	School of Music and singing on occasion with the USO; and
	WHEREAS, In 1947, the couple settled in Kerrville, and in
	addition to raising her children, Mrs. Parker became an
	enthusiastic volunteer, supporting the Cub Scouts, teaching Red
	Cross water safety courses, and chairing the Kerr County United
	Fund Drive; she also shared her time with the boards of the Auld
	Youth Center and Kerrville Cemetery Association, served as
	president of the PTA at Starkey Elementary School, Peterson Middle
	School, and Tivy High School, and became the first woman to be
	elected to the Kerrville Independent School District Board; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Parker maintained a lifelong interest in the
	performing arts; she produced elaborate water shows in the Cascades
	Swimming Pool and hosted a radio talk show, interviewing such
	celebrities as Audie Murphy and Gene Autry; moreover, she held
	leadership positions with the Kerrville Community Concerts
	Association, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Kerrville Community
	Theater, and the Texas Arts Alliance, and she enjoyed playing roles
	in several productions at the Point Summer Theater; and
	WHEREAS, A devoted UT alumnus, Mrs. Parker served on the
	board of the institution's Arts and Sciences Foundation and as
	district councilwoman of the Texas Ex-Students' Association, board
	member of the UT Chancellor's Council, and member of the American
	Association of University Women; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Parker was also an advocate for Texas ranchers;
	appointed to the Governing Board of the National Wool Growers
	Association Auxiliary, she served as president of the Texas Sheep
	and Goat Raisers Association Auxiliary and as a member of the Kerr
	County Chapter Auxiliary board of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers
	Association; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan's most passionate pursuit was
	working to preserve local history for future generations; a member
	of the James Kerr Chapter of the Daughters of the American
	Revolution and the Captain Charles Schreiner Chapter of the United
	Daughters of the Confederacy, she was also a charter member and
	president of the Hill Country Preservation Society; she devoted
	more than three decades to the establishment of the Hill Country
	Museum at the Captain Charles Schreiner Mansion, the home of her
	great-grandfather, and considered it her greatest achievement; and
	WHEREAS, A gracious and giving woman, Dodo Parker contributed
	to her community through a lifetime of purposeful endeavor, and she
	leaves behind a legacy of good works that will resonate for years to
	come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Josephine Schreiner
	Parker and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to
	her husband, E. C. Parker, Jr.; to her children, Scott and Barbara
	Parker, Tobin and Kim Parker, and Cee Parker and Carlos Ibarra; to
	her grandchildren, Scott, Lauren, John, Schreiner, and Tobin; and
	to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Josephine
	Schreiner Parker.
	Hilderbran
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1924 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on May 14, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House