Bill Text: TX HR1607 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Phillip Andrew Yarbough.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-19 - Reported enrolled [HR1607 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1607-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1607 |
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WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Phillip Andrew Yarbough on | ||
July 12, 2022, at the age of 35, brought a heartbreaking loss to his | ||
family and friends; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Corsicana on March 31, 1987, to Irvin and | ||
Sandra Yarbough, Phillip Yarbough grew up with the companionship of | ||
a sister, Brandy; he devoted himself to his faith at an early age, | ||
joining Mount Olive Baptist Church in 1997, and he attended public | ||
schools in the Arlington Independent School District; he played | ||
soccer for both Bowie High School and the Dallas Texans, and he | ||
enjoyed playing the violin as a teenager; after high school, he | ||
continued his education at The University of Texas at Arlington; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Most recently, Mr. Yarbough was working as a project | ||
manager for Tricon Residential, where he was recognized as a | ||
talented employee and an asset to the company; he learned a variety | ||
of skills in indoor and outdoor home renovation as an apprentice | ||
under Elbert Turner, and as the founder and owner of Texas Stellar | ||
Painting, he performed work on many homes throughout the | ||
Dallas/Fort Worth area; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Yarbough enjoyed his expansive collection of | ||
shoes, and he also had a passion for classic cars; an avid sports | ||
fan, he enthusiastically cheered on his favorite teams, the Dallas | ||
Cowboys and the Los Angeles Lakers; he was devoted to his family and | ||
loyal to his friends, and he was known for his kindness, compassion, | ||
and generosity; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Phillip Yarbough is deeply missed, the | ||
passage of time will never diminish the joy and love that he brought | ||
into the lives of all who were fortunate enough to know him; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Phillip Andrew | ||
Yarbough and extend profound condolences to all those who mourn his | ||
passing: to his parents, Irvin and Sandra Yarbough; to his sister, | ||
Brandy Yarbough; to his godsons, Kameron and Karter Bruner; to his | ||
goddaughter, Jordyn Brown; to his uncles, aunts, and cousins; to | ||
his special friends, Ayshin Vasser, Lafayette and Ashley Bruner, | ||
Katrina Taylor, and Jaylyn and Jourdan McDuffie; 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 Phillip | ||
Yarbough. | ||
Turner | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1607 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 19, 2023. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||