Bill Text: TX HR1436 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Emory Chapman Thompson of Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1436 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1436-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1436 |
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may | ||
temper the profound sadness felt by the family and friends of Emory | ||
Chapman Thompson of Austin, who passed away on March 24, 2011, at | ||
the age of 79; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio on June 19, 1931, to Emory and | ||
Loretta Thompson, Emory Thompson moved with his family to Austin in | ||
1937 and grew up in the Tarrytown neighborhood; when he was a boy, | ||
his family kept a stable in their backyard, and he enjoyed riding | ||
his horse throughout the area; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson graduated in 1949 from Austin High | ||
School, where he played on the Maroons football team, and he | ||
attended Schreiner Institute in Kerrville for a year before | ||
transferring to The University of Texas; while a student at UT, he | ||
served as president of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity and as | ||
company commander of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps; | ||
after receiving a bachelor's degree in business administration in | ||
1954, Mr. Thompson enlisted in the U.S. Navy as an ensign and served | ||
on the USS Swift in the Pacific; when his enlistment in the navy was | ||
finished, he joined the U.S. Naval Reserve and served for another 24 | ||
years, retiring with the rank of captain; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson returned to Austin in 1956 and worked | ||
with the family-owned Austin Goodyear Company as a sales manager | ||
until 1974, when the company was sold; he subsequently embarked on a | ||
second career with Capitol National Bank, later known as Texas | ||
Commerce Bank, and he remained with that financial institution | ||
until his retirement as executive vice president in 1989; over the | ||
years, he also served as a member of the board of directors for | ||
Cattleman's State Bank and as an advisory director with American | ||
Bank of Commerce; and | ||
WHEREAS, Active in his community, this esteemed Texan sat on | ||
the board of directors for Saint Andrew's Episcopal School and | ||
Junior Achievement of Central Texas, and he was a founding board | ||
member for the Austin Camp Fire Girls, which recognized him with its | ||
Distinguished Service Award and Luther Halsey Gulick Award; he also | ||
served as president of the board for the Young Men's Business League | ||
and the Austin Woods and Waters Club, as well as chair of the | ||
McBride Conservation Fund Foundation; he maintained 44 years of | ||
perfect attendance with the Rotary Club of Austin, which honored | ||
him as a Paul Harris Fellow, and he served two terms on the Travis | ||
County Grand Jury; moreover, he was a member of the Southwest | ||
Cattleman's Association, the Admirals Club, the Headliners Club, | ||
and the Austin Assembly; and | ||
WHEREAS, When he retired from banking, Mr. Thompson | ||
concentrated on running his farm and ranch operation, Thompson | ||
Farms, and some of his happiest times were spent on his land in | ||
Ellis and Navarro Counties; an avid outdoorsman and a skilled | ||
hunter, he received the 1988 Sportsman of the Year Award from the | ||
Austin Woods and Waters Club, and he collected the Grand Slam of | ||
North American Wild Sheep, with one of his trophies winning | ||
recognition for excellence by the Boone and Crockett Club; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson married the former Jean Powell on June | ||
24, 1955, and they enjoyed a rewarding 46 years together, until her | ||
passing on December 30, 2001; he was blessed with three children, | ||
Emory, Ann, and Kate, as well as five grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Emory Thompson enjoyed a life that was rich in | ||
family, friends, and accomplishments, and those who were privileged | ||
to share in his love and friendship will forever remember him with | ||
great admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Emory Chapman | ||
Thompson and extend sincere condolences to the members of his | ||
family: to his children, Emory Powell Thompson and his wife, Jodie, | ||
Ann Bauer and her husband, Meade, and Kate Thompson; to his | ||
grandchildren, Taylor Amanda Thompson, Emory Archer Thompson, | ||
Louis Thompson Bauer, Martin Chapman Bauer, and Wilson Thornton | ||
Bauer; to his friend, Mary Lou Fitzpatrick; 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 Emory | ||
Chapman Thompson. | ||
Hilderbran | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1436 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 28, 2011. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||