Bill Text: TX HR1203 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Earl B. Middleton Sr. of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1203 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1203-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1203 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| death of Earl B. Middleton Sr. of Houston on April 9, 2021, at the | ||
| age of 94; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Howard and Ninnie Middleton, Earl | ||
| Middleton was born in Centerville on August 23, 1926, and grew up | ||
| with nine siblings, Howard, Bernard, Mary, James, Herod, J. D., | ||
| Frank, Leon, and Gladys; he graduated from Phillis Wheatley High | ||
| School in Houston and attended Texas Southern University; answering | ||
| his nation's call to duty, he served in the U.S. Army and Air Force; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Middleton enjoyed a varied career that included | ||
| owning and operating a dump truck business, helping to run a school | ||
| bus business, and employment with the U.S. Postal Service; he also | ||
| held long and rewarding tenures with the Ethel Oil and Gas Company | ||
| and Cages Medical Services, working into his 90s; moreover, for | ||
| many years, he published The Sales Slip News, and he was a founding | ||
| member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Black Heritage | ||
| Committee; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Middleton benefited from | ||
| the love and support of his wife, the former Alma Billups, with whom | ||
| he shared more than six and a half decades of marriage before her | ||
| passing; he was the devoted father of five children, Cynthia, | ||
| Christopher, Rodney, Bruce, and Earl, and through the years, he was | ||
| further blessed with two grandchildren, CeDaniel and Christina, and | ||
| three great-grandchildren, Mercedes, Terrell, and Casey; his | ||
| circle of loved ones also included numerous nieces, nephews, | ||
| in-laws, and extended family members; a man of faith, he took an | ||
| active role in Greater Oak Grove Baptist Church, Gospel Hill | ||
| Baptist Church, and New Mount Carmel Baptist Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Earl Middleton is deeply missed, this | ||
| beloved man has left his family and friends with many cherished | ||
| memories, and he will long be remembered with great affection and | ||
| admiration; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Earl B. Middleton | ||
| Sr. and extend sincere sympathy to his family 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 Earl B. | ||
| Middleton Sr. | ||
| Dutton | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1203 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 23, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
