Bill Text: TX SR66 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: In memory of Marquis Gideon Goode Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-31 - Reported enrolled [SR66 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR66-Introduced.html
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| By: Johnson | S.R. No. 66 | |
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| WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost an esteemed civil engineer | ||
| with the passing of Marquis Gideon Goode Jr. of Dallas on June 18, | ||
| 2023, at the age of 101; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mark Goode was born in Quinlan on August 12, 1921, | ||
| and he grew up in Dallas; while a student at Texas A&M University | ||
| and a member of the Corps of Cadets, he was commissioned in the U.S. | ||
| Army; following his service in World War II, he returned to Texas | ||
| A&M to complete his civil engineering degree; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1947, Mr. Goode began a four-decade career with | ||
| the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, | ||
| serving as a civil engineer and ultimately as agency director | ||
| before his retirement in 1986; he demonstrated visionary leadership | ||
| throughout his tenure, overseeing major growth in road construction | ||
| and the development of the Interstate Highway System; moreover, he | ||
| helped create employment opportunities for women and minorities; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Goode further contributed to his profession as | ||
| president of the Western Association of State Highway and | ||
| Transportation Officials and through his active involvement with | ||
| the American Association of State Highway and Transportation | ||
| Officials and the Transportation Research Board; in recognition of | ||
| his many accomplishments, he was inducted into the Texas | ||
| Transportation Hall of Honor and named a recipient of AASHTO's | ||
| highest accolade, the MacDonald Memorial Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Goode enjoyed the love and | ||
| support of his wife of 79 years, Lucille McDermott Goode, who | ||
| preceded him in death in 2021; they were the devoted parents of two | ||
| children, Scott and Mark, and they welcomed a host of grandchildren | ||
| and great-grandchildren into their family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While the passing of Mark Goode brings great sadness | ||
| to his loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will long be | ||
| treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd | ||
| Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Marquis Gideon | ||
| Goode Jr. and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his | ||
| family: to his son, Scott Goode, and his wife, Wanda; to his | ||
| daughter-in-law, Dianne Goode; to his grandchildren, Mark and Alex | ||
| Goode, Christopher and Dianne Irwin, Hunter Michael Carl Goode, and | ||
| Mac, Meg, Kate, and Charles and Allison Goode; to his | ||
| great-grandchildren, Mark and Micah Drew Goode, and Wesley, Connor, | ||
| and Shepherd Irwin; to his niece, Linda Goode; 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 Senate adjourns this | ||
| day, it do so in memory of Mark Goode. | ||
