Bill Text: TX HR138 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Francis family of Giddings on the occasion of Marshall and Charles Etta Francis Family Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR138 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR138-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 138 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The City of Giddings dedicated February 1, 2023, as | ||
| Marshall and Charles Etta Francis Family Day, providing a fitting | ||
| opportunity to recognize these outstanding Texans; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Marshall and Charles Etta Francis are the proud | ||
| parents of four sons, Tony, Michael, Brian, and the late Elton | ||
| Francis, who passed away in 2006; the Francises settled in Giddings | ||
| in 1975, and each member of the family has made notable | ||
| contributions to the community over the past 47 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Charles Etta Francis was employed as a teacher's | ||
| aide at Giddings State School for two decades, and she has worked | ||
| tirelessly to benefit the wider community; she has played an | ||
| instrumental role in fundraising initiatives for Texas Relay for | ||
| Life, and she served as the team captain of Churches Coming Together | ||
| to Kick Out Cancer in 2022; she was named Outstanding Citizen of the | ||
| Year by the City of Giddings in 2004; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Marshall Francis retired as a tech sergeant in the | ||
| U.S. Air Force in 1975, after 20 years of dedicated service; he | ||
| later worked as a supervisor at the Giddings State School for more | ||
| than two decades, and he served two terms as an elected member of | ||
| the Giddings School Board; in addition, Mr. and Mrs. Francis were | ||
| longtime co-owners of C.E.F. Floral; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Elton Francis graduated from Giddings High School in | ||
| 1977 and went on to serve in the U.S. Air Force; he attended Texas | ||
| State University and participated in the track team, holding the | ||
| 100-meter record for more than 40 years; in 1980, he qualified in | ||
| the U.S. Track and Field Olympic trials; he enjoyed a rewarding | ||
| career with the Texas School for the Deaf, and he served as a track | ||
| coach for youth in Lee County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After graduating from Giddings High School in 1979, | ||
| Tony Francis joined the U.S. Army; he later retired from a 29-year | ||
| career at Giddings State School, and he worked in the Parks and | ||
| Maintenance Department for the City of Giddings; since 1982, he and | ||
| his wife have mentored several generations of area youth as coaches | ||
| for the Lee County Express Track Club; currently, he co-owns | ||
| Francis Lawn Care Service, and he serves as a board member for the | ||
| Giddings Economic Development Corporation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A 1980 graduate of Giddings High School, Michael | ||
| Francis ran track at Texas State University, where he earned a | ||
| bachelor's degree in finance and a master's degree in business | ||
| administration; he has held a number of leadership positions in | ||
| finance and human resources with major companies as well as the | ||
| federal government; today, he is employed as a management | ||
| consultant in Travis, Lee, Williamson, and Bastrop Counties; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Brian Francis graduated from Giddings High School in | ||
| 1983 and later earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Texas | ||
| State University as well as a master's degree in business | ||
| administration from St. Edward's University; following a | ||
| three-decade career with the State of Texas, he retired as | ||
| executive director of the Texas Department of Licensing and | ||
| Regulation in 2022; he has been an active supporter of human rights, | ||
| executive leadership, and child trafficking prevention | ||
| initiatives, and he has served on a number of state and local | ||
| boards, including the Texas State University Development | ||
| Foundation Board of Trustees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The members of the Francis family have made a | ||
| meaningful difference in the Giddings community and beyond, and | ||
| they may indeed take great pride in their many accomplishments; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor the Francis family of Giddings on the | ||
| occasion of Marshall and Charles Etta Francis Family Day and extend | ||
| to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Francis family as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Gerdes | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 138 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
