Bill Text: TX HR1085 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Sam Houston IV of Katy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-11 - Reported enrolled [HR1085 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1085-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1085 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost an ardent advocate for the | ||
| study of its history with the passing of Sam Houston IV of Katy on | ||
| March 10, 2017, at the age of 85; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Ruth Helen Nilson Houston and Sam Houston | ||
| III, Sam Houston was born in Claremore, Oklahoma, on September 25, | ||
| 1931; he completed his bachelor's degree in history at the | ||
| University of Houston and served his country during the Korean War | ||
| as an infantry platoon leader in the United States Army; | ||
| subsequently, he served in the Army Reserve for 16 years, attaining | ||
| the rank of lieutenant colonel; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Houston enjoyed a long career in sales with U.S. | ||
| Steel, but his passion was early Texas history; the great-grandson | ||
| of General Sam Houston, he spoke frequently about our state's | ||
| heritage to schools, civic groups, and other organizations; he was | ||
| appointed to the Bicentennial Commission of the U.S. Constitution | ||
| and the Sesquicentennial Commission of the Republic of Texas, and | ||
| he served as president general of the Sons of the Republic of Texas | ||
| and as knight commander of the Knights of San Jacinto; in 2010, he | ||
| was commissioned as commanding general of the Texas Army; he also | ||
| appeared in the Emmy Award-winning documentary Sam Houston: | ||
| American Statesman, Soldier, and Pioneer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Houston received numerous | ||
| accolades; he was one of nine men to receive the Lifetime | ||
| Achievement Award from the Sons of the Republic over the | ||
| century-long history of that organization; in 2011, he was | ||
| presented with the George Washington Award by the Paul Carrington | ||
| Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Houston shared a | ||
| fulfilling marriage with his wife, Virginia Rose Houston; he took | ||
| great pride in his three children, Vicky, Steven, and Kevin, his | ||
| three grandchildren, Sherry, Bridgett, and Scott, and seven | ||
| great-grandchildren, Jessica, Chelsea, Patrick, Mackenzie, Nicole, | ||
| Sophia, and Dylan; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sam Houston helped countless people gain a greater | ||
| understanding and appreciation of the history of the Lone Star | ||
| State, and he will be remembered with great admiration and | ||
| affection by all who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sam Houston IV 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sam Houston | ||
| IV. | ||
| Schofield | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1085 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 6, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
