Bill Text: TX HR141 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Jesse Homer Lackey of College Station on his 100th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-26 - Reported enrolled [HR141 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR141-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 141 |
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed | ||
cause for celebration, and Jesse Homer Lackey of College Station is | ||
marking that special milestone on October 19, 2021; and | ||
WHEREAS, Homer Lackey was born in Hamilton in 1921 to Jesse | ||
and Mary Lackey, and he grew up with the companionship of 11 | ||
siblings; answering his nation's call to duty, he served in the U.S. | ||
Army during World War II; he joined the 202nd Anti Aircraft | ||
Artillery Battalion, and his overseas assignments included New | ||
Guinea and the Philippines; and | ||
WHEREAS, In April 1942, Mr. Lackey married Doris Sybil Tharp, | ||
and the couple shared a rewarding union that spanned more than seven | ||
and a half decades until her passing in 2018; today, he is the proud | ||
patriarch of a fine family that has grown to include his 4 children, | ||
9 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Lackey worked as a farmer and rancher near | ||
Muleshoe for many years, and he still enjoys raising tomatoes and | ||
maintaining his lawn; a man of deep faith, he has participated in | ||
numerous activities with his church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Homer Lackey has witnessed a panorama of change over | ||
the course of a century, and he has met life's challenges and | ||
opportunities with dignity and grace, earning the deep admiration | ||
of all who are privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Jesse Homer | ||
Lackey on his 100th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Lackey as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Kacal | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 141 was adopted by the House on | ||
October 18, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||