Bill Text: TX HR146 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Byron E. "Sonny" Cleere of San Angelo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR146 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR146-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Byron E. "Sonny" Cleere of San Angelo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR146 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR146-Introduced.html
87S30857 JRI-D | ||
By: Darby | H.R. No. 146 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of San Angelo lost a beloved community | ||
leader with the passing of Byron E. Cleere on October 4, 2021, at | ||
the age of 89; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Alice on July 4, 1932, "Sonny" Cleere was the | ||
youngest of four children born to Buford and Myrtle Cleere; a | ||
standout in football and track at Alice High School, he earned a | ||
scholarship to Abilene Christian University; as a Wildcat, he was | ||
captain of the football team and anchored the offensive line as a | ||
guard on a number of talented squads; among his many accolades, he | ||
earned All-Conference and All-American honors; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1954, Mr. Cleere was drafted by the Chicago | ||
Bears, but his career came to an end when he sustained injuries | ||
during a hunting accident; he then coached and taught social | ||
studies for a decade at Ozona High School; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Cleere subsequently moved to San Angelo, where | ||
he enjoyed a successful career as owner of the Meadows, Fisher & | ||
Cleere Insurance company; highly respected in the community, he was | ||
a founding member of the Back the Badge organization and was | ||
instrumental in launching the July 4th Pops Concert and Fireworks | ||
show and the annual San Angelo Support for Veterans Hunt; known for | ||
his rich baritone, he served as the "voice of San Angelo" for 38 | ||
years as announcer at San Angelo Central High School football | ||
games; in 2003, he was named the San Angelo Citizen of the Year by | ||
the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Cleere benefited from the | ||
love and support of his wife, the former Claudia Ketner, and he took | ||
great pride in his four children, Kirk, Ned, Penny, and Courtney | ||
Paige; with the passing years, his family grew to include eight | ||
grandchildren, Jabyn, Jewel, Camille, Claire, Caroline, Sophia, | ||
Victoria, and the late Byron Dixon Cleere; a man of deep faith, he | ||
rose early each morning for Bible study, and he inspired others with | ||
his integrity and generosity; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sonny Cleere was a force for good in his community | ||
and a dear friend to many, and he will forever be remembered with | ||
deep admiration by all those who were fortunate enough to know him; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Byron E. Cleere and extend sincere condolences to the members of | ||
his family: to his wife, Claudia Cleere; to his children, Kirk | ||
Cleere and his wife, Patsy, Ned Munoz and his wife, Tammy, Penny | ||
Cleere, and Courtney Paige Fajkus and her husband, Gregg; to his | ||
grandchildren, Jabyn and Jewel Cleere, Camille, Claire, and | ||
Caroline Fajkus, and Sophia and Victoria Munoz; to his sister, | ||
Willodean Ellis; 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 Sonny | ||
Cleere. |