Bill Text: TX HR110 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Joseph Harold Pool of Amarillo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR110 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR110-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 110 |
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WHEREAS, The life of an admired lawyer, rancher, and | ||
philanthropist came to a close with the death of Joseph Harold Pool | ||
of Amarillo on June 29, 2021, at the age of 87; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joe Pool was born in Dallas on May 6, 1934, to Harold | ||
Oscar Pool and Elizabeth Sneed Pool Robinett; as a child, he moved | ||
with his family to Amarillo, and he graduated from Amarillo High | ||
School in 1952; he went on to study economics at Stanford | ||
University, and after earning his law degree from The University of | ||
Texas at Austin, he returned to Amarillo to begin his law practice | ||
and to serve as trustee of the estate of his grandfather, Joseph | ||
Tyre Sneed Jr., who began ranching in the Panhandle in 1906 and | ||
served as president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers | ||
Association in 1938; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply committed to promoting the arts and education | ||
across the Panhandle area, Mr. Pool gave generously to a host of | ||
causes; he was integral to the development of Ascension Academy, | ||
and many other organizations and institutions also benefited from | ||
his involvement, including the Globe-News Center Performance Hall, | ||
Amarillo Botanical Gardens, Amarillo College, Amarillo Little | ||
Theatre, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo Opera, Boy Scouts of | ||
America Golden Spread Council, First Christian Church, Lone Star | ||
Ballet, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, St. Hyacinth Church, | ||
Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation, and West Texas A&M University; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of many interests, Mr. Pool held a deep | ||
passion for history and artifacts; he loved to visit places of | ||
historical significance, and one highlight of his travels was | ||
planting a Texas flag at the North Pole; in addition, he was a | ||
natural at roping cattle and especially enjoyed riding on horseback | ||
throughout the Sneed Ranch in search of Native American relics and | ||
cavalry memorabilia; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Pool and his first wife, Marilyn Myers, were | ||
blessed with three children, Pam, Tory, and Marci; he later married | ||
the former Arlene Veneras Gall, with whom he shared his life for | ||
more than 35 years until her passing on June 4, 2019; through the | ||
years, Mr. Pool had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to | ||
include six grandchildren, Michelle, Lacey, Rey, Christina, | ||
Tanner, and Stanton, and six great-grandchildren, Aiden, Brandon, | ||
Lucio, Roman, Troy, and Maddox; and | ||
WHEREAS, Admired for his dry wit, big heart, and humble | ||
spirit, Joe Pool leaves behind a legacy that will long be treasured | ||
by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
Joseph Harold Pool and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of | ||
his family: to his children, Pam Stevens and her husband, Scott, | ||
Tory Freeman and her husband, John, and Marci Hand; to his | ||
grandchildren, Michelle Ott, Lacey Cruz, Rey Jordan, Christina | ||
Vallon, Tanner Pena, and Stanton Hand; to his great-grandchildren, | ||
Aiden, Brandon, Lucio, Roman, Troy, and Maddox; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Joseph | ||
Harold Pool. | ||
Price | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 110 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on September 2, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||