Bill Text: TX HR1463 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Andrew McCord Gilchrist of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-05 - Reported enrolled [HR1463 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1463-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Andrew McCord Gilchrist of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-05 - Reported enrolled [HR1463 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1463-Introduced.html
88R27834 BK-D | ||
By: DeAyala | H.R. No. 1463 |
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WHEREAS, Andrew McCord Gilchrist of Houston, an accomplished | ||
attorney, a proud Texan, and a beloved father, husband, and friend, | ||
passed away on April 21, 2023, at the age of 55; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on September 16, 1967, Andrew Gilchrist was the | ||
son of Ralph and Mary Ann Gilchrist; as a child, he was passionate | ||
about sports, especially basketball; he excelled as an athlete at | ||
Memorial High School, receiving several All-State and All-Star | ||
honors, and he helped lead the varsity team to the state | ||
championship finals in 1984; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Gilchrist earned a scholarship to play | ||
basketball at Rice University, where he was a starter for all four | ||
years and was voted senior captain by his teammates; he led the team | ||
in field goal percentage for three consecutive years, and he | ||
received both the Most Valuable Player award and the Billy Wohn | ||
Award as the top male athlete at Rice; he obtained a degree in | ||
economics and managerial studies and then continued his education | ||
at the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where he | ||
graduated in 1993; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Gilchrist was as much a superstar in the | ||
courthouse as he was on the basketball court; he began his legal | ||
career at litigation boutique firms and earned his board | ||
certification in personal injury trial law; in 2000, he was hired by | ||
ExxonMobil as counsel in its Torts Litigation section, and he | ||
remained with the company for the next 22 years, serving most | ||
recently as general counsel for ExxonMobil Risk Management, Inc.; | ||
over the course of his career, he met people who were not just | ||
colleagues but dear, lifelong friends and mentors; outside of his | ||
professional life, he was a member of The Church of St. John the | ||
Divine, the Houston Country Club, the Boot Ranch Golf Club, and | ||
Garwood Lease; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Gilchrist enjoyed the love | ||
and support of his wife, Laura Gilchrist, and he adored their | ||
daughters, Mackie and Ellie; he liked fishing, hunting, playing | ||
golf, and any activity he could share with friends and family, and | ||
he was always the life of the party and the star of the show; in | ||
addition to being a loving family man, he was devoted to his | ||
community and to his faith; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although the passing of Andrew Gilchrist brings an | ||
immeasurable loss to his loved ones, they may take comfort in | ||
remembering the exceptional life he led and the many happy times | ||
they shared with him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Andrew McCord | ||
Gilchrist and extend sincere condolences to all those who mourn his | ||
passing; 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 Andrew | ||
McCord Gilchrist. |