Bill Text: TX HR1179 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Joseph "Joe" Emmett.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1179 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1179-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1179 |
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Joseph Emmett on April 13, 2023, at the age of 76; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joe Emmett was born on January 30, 1947, in Dallas; | ||
during his youth, he served as an altar boy and took part in Scouts | ||
BSA Troop No. 110, and he attended Bishop Dunne Catholic School; | ||
after graduating from North Texas State University, he returned to | ||
his hometown; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Emmett became the youngest Master Plumber in the | ||
state and started his own business, Emmett Plumbing; after | ||
relocating to Huntsville in 1970, he continued to grow his company | ||
and served as a vocational teacher for the Windham School District; | ||
active in his community, he represented Ward 1 on the Huntsville | ||
City Council for nearly a decade; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, Mr. Emmett shared a | ||
rewarding marriage with his wife, Judy, that spanned 52 years, and | ||
he took great pride in his daughter, D'Anne, and his grandchildren, | ||
Samantha and Emmett; a man of faith, he was a longtime member of | ||
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church of Huntsville; he enjoyed | ||
hunting and fishing in his leisure time; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Joe Emmett is deeply missed, he has left | ||
his family and friends with a wealth of memories that they will | ||
forever treasure; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Joseph Emmett and | ||
extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, | ||
Judy Emmett; to his daughter, D'Anne; to his grandchildren, | ||
Samantha and Emmett; to his brother, Ross Emmett; to his sisters, | ||
Josephine Smith and Mary Ann Behan and her husband, John; 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 Joe Emmett. | ||
Kacal | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1179 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 28, 2023. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||