Bill Text: TX HR1205 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of high school football coach Eddie Joseph.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1205 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1205-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of high school football coach Eddie Joseph.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1205 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1205-Introduced.html
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By: Thompson of Brazoria | H.R. No. 1205 |
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WHEREAS, The life of a renowned high school football coach | ||
drew to a close with the passing of Edward Anthony Joseph on March | ||
31, 2019, at the age of 85; and | ||
WHEREAS, Eddie Joseph was born on June 30, 1933, to Peter and | ||
Marion Joseph, and he grew up with two siblings, Peggy and Pete; a | ||
versatile athlete at the Jesuit College Preparatory School of | ||
Dallas, he was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame almost 50 | ||
years later; he played football at the University of Oklahoma and | ||
Austin College and graduated from North Texas State University in | ||
1954; he then served three years in the U.S. Marine Corps, and he | ||
became a member of the All-Marine, All-Navy, and All-Service | ||
gridiron teams; and | ||
WHEREAS, After first coaching at Victoria High School, | ||
Mr. Joseph was twice named Coach of the Year at Bishop McGuinness | ||
Catholic High School in Oklahoma City, where his teams won four | ||
state crowns during his five-year stay; returning to Texas, he | ||
spent two years at Corpus Christi Carroll High School and then moved | ||
to Wharton High School, serving 14 years as head coach and athletic | ||
director; in the course of his career, he compiled an impressive | ||
record of 138 wins, 54 losses, and 6 ties, leading his teams to | ||
first-place or second-place district finishes in 15 of his 19 | ||
seasons as a head coach; and | ||
WHEREAS, A prominent figure in the coaching profession, | ||
Mr. Joseph held the offices of director and president of the Texas | ||
High School Coaches Association, and he went on to serve a long | ||
tenure as the organization's executive vice president; he was | ||
inducted into the THSCA Hall of Honor and the Texas High School | ||
Football Hall of Fame, and his contributions were recognized by | ||
such organizations as the National Football Foundation and College | ||
Football Hall of Fame, the American Football Coaches Association, | ||
and the Prairie View Interscholastic League; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Joseph enjoyed the love | ||
and support of his wife, Mary, with whom he shared 65 years of | ||
rewarding marriage; he was the devoted father of five children, | ||
Tricia, Gary, Diane, Michael, and Scott, and he also took great | ||
pride in his eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Earning the lasting respect and admiration of his | ||
colleagues, Eddie Joseph made a positive difference in the lives of | ||
countless student-athletes, and he 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 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Edward Anthony | ||
Joseph and extend heartfelt 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 Eddie | ||
Joseph. |