Bill Text: TX HR1361 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of C. C. Smitherman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-23 - Reported enrolled [HR1361 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1361-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1361 |
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and | ||
generosity of C. C. Smitherman, who passed away on October 12, | ||
2012, at the age of 78; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Franklin to Audie and Cleo Smitherman, | ||
C. C. Smitherman became the first member of his family to graduate | ||
from college when he earned a degree in agricultural education from | ||
Texas A&M University in 1956; he went on to serve his community in a | ||
number of ways, including as the representative for Harris County | ||
on the Port of Houston Authority for eight years; he was appointed | ||
by Texas Governor Mark White as a commissioner with the Texas | ||
Turnpike Authority, and he was also a member of the North Shore | ||
Rotary Club, the North Shore Chamber of Commerce, and the Highlands | ||
and New Braunfels United Methodist Churches; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Smitherman was particularly devoted to the | ||
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; he attended it without fail for | ||
four decades, and for 37 of those years he served on various | ||
organizational committees and in leadership roles; he sponsored or | ||
served as a champion buyer of livestock, and he distinguished | ||
himself as a director and vice president of the event; he was named | ||
a lifetime vice president in 1993; and | ||
WHEREAS, His family's ranch in Medina County, where he raised | ||
Beefmaster cattle, held a special place in Mr. Smitherman's heart; | ||
he was also a skilled marksman and enjoyed hunting; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Smitherman enjoyed the | ||
love and support of his wife of 56 years, Billie Smitherman; he took | ||
great pride in their two children, Barry and Leslie, and their six | ||
grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, C. C. Smitherman lived a rich and purposeful life, | ||
and he will long be remembered with admiration and affection by all | ||
who had the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of C. C. Smitherman | ||
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
wife, Billie Smitherman; to his children, Barry Smitherman and his | ||
wife, Marijane, and Leslie Rutherford and her husband, Jeff; to his | ||
grandchildren, Shelton, Wyatt, Owen, Louisa, Jake and his wife, | ||
Natalie, and Colton; to his sisters, Marie, Sue, and Doris; 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 | ||
C. C. Smitherman. | ||
Smith | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1361 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 17, 2013. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||