Bill Text: TX HCR114 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Arch Hartwell Aplin Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-13 - Signed by the Governor [HCR114 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR114-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 114 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
| a close with the passing of Arch Hartwell Aplin Jr. on | ||
| April 26, 2023, at the age of 97; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Arch Aplin was born in Harrisonburg, Louisiana, on | ||
| July 31, 1925, to Arch and Mae Aplin, and he grew up with five | ||
| siblings, Marvin, Morris, Jimmy, William, and Onita; answering his | ||
| nation's call to duty, he joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 16, and | ||
| he served aboard the USS Wichita during World War II, seeing combat | ||
| in both the European and Pacific Theaters; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following the war, Mr. Aplin earned a master's | ||
| degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and moved to | ||
| Brazoria County, where he embarked on a long and rewarding career as | ||
| a teacher and basketball coach at Clute Intermediate School; he | ||
| later transitioned into residential construction and real estate | ||
| development, and he built many homes in the Lake Jackson community, | ||
| including in the Sleepy Hollow and Oyster Bend subdivisions; he was | ||
| still planning construction projects in his final days; he was a | ||
| longtime member of the First National Bank of Lake Jackson board of | ||
| directors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Aplin benefited from the | ||
| love and support of his partner, Mildred Hunt; he was the proud | ||
| father of five children, Beaver, Reginald, Wayne, Michele, and | ||
| Ollamae, and he experienced the joy of welcoming eight | ||
| grandchildren and two great-grandchildren into his family; in | ||
| addition to spending time with his loved ones, he enjoyed fishing, | ||
| traveling, and watching the sun set at Surfside Beach; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Arch Aplin is deeply missed, memories of | ||
| his kindness, his generosity, and his passion for life remain to | ||
| comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the life of Arch Hartwell Aplin Jr. and extend | ||
| heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his partner, | ||
| Mildred Hunt; to his sons, Arch "Beaver" Aplin III and his wife, | ||
| Joanie, and Reginald Joseph Aplin and his wife, Phyllis; to his | ||
| grandchildren, Ron Hidalgo, Nicole LeBoeuf, Joshua Dickerson, | ||
| Anne-Elizabeth Brown, Katherine Aplin, Arch Hartwell "Hart" | ||
| Aplin IV, Beau Aaron Aplin, and Cole Ryan Aplin; to his | ||
| great-grandchildren, Kaiden Funderburg and Trystyn Ingram; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of | ||
| Arch Aplin. | ||
| Vasut | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 114 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 25, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 114 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the Senate on May 27, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
