Bill Text: TX HR1196 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of James Henderson Strain of Abilene.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1196 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1196-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1196 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
| of James Henderson Strain of Abilene, who passed away on December | ||
| 22, 2013, at the age of 83; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born to James H. and Victoria Strain in Odessa on | ||
| November 26, 1930, James Strain grew up in Haskell with his two | ||
| younger siblings, Ernest and Doris, and became an Eagle Scout | ||
| during his youth; he graduated from Haskell High School in 1948 and | ||
| went on to earn a degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M | ||
| University in 1952; as a member of the U.S. Army, he ably served his | ||
| country as a survey officer with the 7th Infantry Division during | ||
| the Korean War; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Strain played an important role in developing | ||
| the J. H. Strain and Sons highway construction company, which had | ||
| been founded by his father, and he helped guide its successful | ||
| operations for many years; respected by his colleagues in the | ||
| industry, he held such leadership positions as southwestern states | ||
| representative on the National Asphalt Pavement Association board, | ||
| president of the highway branch of the Associated General | ||
| Contractors of Texas, and president of the Texas Hot Mix | ||
| Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A prominent member of his community, Mr. Strain | ||
| served as president of Dixie Little League, as a director of the | ||
| Abilene Better Business Bureau, and as a member of the board of | ||
| Citizens National Bank of Abilene; in addition, he was a founding | ||
| member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and chaired its | ||
| administrative board; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Strain and his wife, the former Carolyn Henshaw, | ||
| were married on May 30, 1952, beginning a richly rewarding marriage | ||
| that spanned more than six decades; the couple became the proud | ||
| parents of a daughter, Jayne, and two sons, Steve and Kent, and they | ||
| were further blessed as their family grew to include five | ||
| grandchildren, Alexis, Court, Ross, Whit, and Kaitlyn; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man and an accomplished business | ||
| and civic leader, James Strain will be deeply missed, but the | ||
| integrity, courage, and abiding sense of humor with which he lived | ||
| his life will forever inspire all who had the good fortune to know | ||
| him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of James Henderson | ||
| Strain and extend sincere sympathy to those who mourn his passing; | ||
| 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 James | ||
| Henderson Strain. | ||
| King of Taylor | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1196 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 26, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
