Bill Text: TX HCR131 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Howard Victor Reed of Austin.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-27 - Signed by the Governor [HCR131 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HCR131-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 131 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Howard Victor Reed of Austin passed away on March 5, | ||
| 2011, at the age of 87, leaving his circle of family and friends | ||
| with many treasured memories of time spent in his company; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on April 5, 1923, in Brownsville, Howard Reed | ||
| was the son of Captain Wallace L. Reed and Ada Egly Reed, and he | ||
| enjoyed the companionship of one sister and five brothers; he | ||
| served with the U.S. Naval Air Corps during World War II until the | ||
| deaths of two of his brothers in the armed forces led to his | ||
| honorable discharge and return home as head of the household; and | ||
| WHEREAS, At the age of 21, Howard Reed sought his fortune in | ||
| Mexico, where he made the acquaintance of oilman Clint Murchison, | ||
| Sr.; the pair became joint investors in land and cattle ventures and | ||
| longtime business partners, as well as close personal friends; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A Renaissance man who maintained an avid interest in | ||
| ranching throughout his life, Mr. Reed was as comfortable in a | ||
| tuxedo as in boots and a cowboy hat; he supported countless | ||
| philanthropic endeavors as an anonymous donor, wanting no fanfare, | ||
| and he was deeply admired for his kindness, optimism, and honesty; | ||
| in addition, his outstanding abilities as a storyteller were a | ||
| continual source of delight; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Howard Reed exchanged vows with the former Cecelia | ||
| "Cis" Fernandez on January 1, 1949, and the couple shared 62 | ||
| rewarding years of marriage; they became the parents of five | ||
| children, Leigh, Victoria, Howard, Carol, and Forrest, and they | ||
| watched with pride as their family grew to include six | ||
| grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Howard Reed made an indelible impression on all who | ||
| were privileged to share in his love and friendship, and they will | ||
| forever carry him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the life of Howard Victor Reed and extend | ||
| sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Cecelia | ||
| Reed; to his children, Leigh Moore and her husband, Bobby, Victoria | ||
| Reed-Fenimore and her husband, Chet Fenimore, Howard Victor Reed, | ||
| Jr., and his wife, Kelli, Carol Reed, and Forrest Reed; to his | ||
| grandchildren, Courtney and Garrett Bramlett and Mary, Harrison, | ||
| Trace, and Clint Reed; to his brother, Roy Reed, and his wife, | ||
| JoAnne; to his sister, Sunshine Reed VanHolsbeke, and her husband, | ||
| Leon; and to his many 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 | ||
| Howard Reed. | ||
| J. Davis of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 131 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 21, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 131 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the Senate on May 10, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
