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. | ||
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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. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |