Bill Text: TX HCR106 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of H. Philip "Flip" Whitworth of Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-15 - Signed by the Governor [HCR106 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR106-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of H. Philip "Flip" Whitworth of Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-15 - Signed by the Governor [HCR106 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR106-Introduced.html
88R23738 KSM-D | ||
By: Craddick | H.C.R. No. 106 |
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and | ||
generosity of H. Philip Whitworth of Austin, who passed away on | ||
November 10, 2022, at the age of 75; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Harry Philip Whitworth and Edna Widén | ||
Whitworth, "Flip" Whitworth was born in Austin on February 25, | ||
1947, and grew up with a brother, Gary, and two sisters, Julie and | ||
Ann; he graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School, where he | ||
excelled in both academics and athletics; as a student at The | ||
University of Texas at Austin, he joined the Phi Gamma Delta | ||
fraternity and formed many lifelong friendships; he completed both | ||
his bachelor's and law degrees with honors; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Whitworth joined the Scott, Douglass & | ||
McConnico firm just a year after its founding; he became an expert | ||
in oil, gas, and energy law and served in a number of leadership | ||
positions, including as chair of the State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas, | ||
and Mineral Law Section and the Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and | ||
Production Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of | ||
Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law; over the years, he | ||
was frequently called upon as a guest lecturer at his alma mater; he | ||
received the prestigious Ernest E. Smith Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
from the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas and Energy Law in 2016; for 25 | ||
years, he served his firm as hiring partner; with his warmth, charm, | ||
and keen eye for talent, he was ideally suited to this role; he was a | ||
mentor to many, and his smile and infectious laughter brightened | ||
days at the office for all; and | ||
WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Whitworth shared a | ||
fulfilling marriage with his wife, Suzie, and he took great pride in | ||
his children, Scott and Ashley, and grandchildren, Rhett and | ||
Wesley; he was a loyal, thoughtful friend and a man of strong faith; | ||
in his free time, he enjoyed playing golf, traveling, cheering for | ||
his Longhorns, and giving back to his community; and | ||
WHEREAS, While his loss is difficult to bear, Flip Whitworth | ||
has left behind numerous friends and loved ones whose lives are far | ||
richer for having known him, and he will always hold a treasured | ||
place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby pay tribute to the memory of H. Philip "Flip" Whitworth and | ||
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
wife, Suzie Page Whitworth; to his children, Gary Scott Whitworth | ||
and his wife, Lisle, and Anne Ashley Whitworth-Stich and her | ||
husband, Mark; to his stepson, James Aaron Page; to his | ||
grandchildren, Rhett and Wesley; to his sisters, Julie Moore and | ||
Ann Messer and her husband, Bill; and to his other relatives and | ||
many 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of | ||
Flip Whitworth. |