Bill Text: TX HCR67 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jafar "Jeff" Rahim Salehi of Midland.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-27 - Signed by the Governor [HCR67 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR67-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 67 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Jafar Rahim Salehi of Midland on | ||
| June 22, 2022, at the age of 75, brought a profound loss to his | ||
| family and many friends; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Iran on February 12, 1947, "Jeff" Salehi was | ||
| the son of Aghdas and Ali Salehi; he learned English while | ||
| completing a bachelor's degree at the University of Kansas and went | ||
| on to earn a master's degree in mechanical engineering at Texas Tech | ||
| University; it was there that he met the love of his life, the | ||
| former DeeAnn McAlpine; after they married, his career took them | ||
| from Enid, Oklahoma, to San Angelo, and finally to Midland, her | ||
| hometown; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Salehi was employed by Cholla Petroleum and then | ||
| became the engineer for Endeavor Energy Resources, which he helped | ||
| to develop into a major company; in 2001, he launched his own | ||
| successful firm, Scythian Limited; he was a mentor to numerous | ||
| people along the way; although he loved the oil business, he had an | ||
| even bigger passion for working on his ranch in Harper, where he | ||
| grew wine grapes and anything else he could, as he had done during | ||
| boyhood summers at his grandparents' farm on the Caspian Sea; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Salehi was devoted above all to his family, | ||
| including his daughter, Cameron, and his grandson, Cyrus; in 2013, | ||
| when his wife was diagnosed with dementia, he sought out the best | ||
| doctors and treatments, and following her move to the Vogel Center | ||
| at Manor Park, he became a fixture at the facility; he brightened | ||
| the days of all he encountered with his radiant smile and marvelous | ||
| sense of humor; a man of faith and great kindness, he was a quietly | ||
| generous supporter of many organizations serving the Permian Basin, | ||
| including Midland Memorial Hospital, High Sky Children's Ranch, | ||
| Manor Park, and a number of local schools; he eventually | ||
| established the Salehi Family Foundation to further his charitable | ||
| giving, and in 2021, he received the Outstanding Philanthropist | ||
| Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Jeff Salehi is deeply missed by those he | ||
| left behind, his dedication to his family, his friends, and his | ||
| community will remain a lasting source of inspiration; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jafar Rahim Salehi and extend | ||
| sincere sympathy to his loved ones; 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 | ||
| Jafar Rahim Salehi. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 67 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 8, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 67 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the Senate on March 13, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
