Bill Text: TX HR1618 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Jackie Gene Miller Sr. of Italy, Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1618 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1618-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Jackie Gene Miller Sr. of Italy, Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1618 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1618-Introduced.html
86R31437 CW-D | ||
By: Wray | H.R. No. 1618 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
of Jackie Gene Miller Sr. of Italy, Texas, who passed away on April | ||
15, 2019, at the age of 85; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Earl and Lysca Miller, Jackie Miller was | ||
born in Akron, Ohio, on July 10, 1933, and he grew up with a sister, | ||
Marjorie; a multisport athlete at Italy High School, he graduated | ||
in 1951 and worked at Vought Aeronautics before serving five years | ||
as a U.S. Air Force sergeant in the Korean War; he then returned to | ||
Vought Aeronautics as a production manager; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Miller married the former Pat Crow in 1958, and | ||
the couple lived in Greenville, where he was employed by Farmers | ||
Insurance; moving back to Ellis County in 1963, he again worked for | ||
Vought Aeronautics and attended evening classes at The University | ||
of Texas at Arlington; in the early 1970s, he purchased the Italy | ||
Auto Supply store, which he owned and managed until 1995; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following his retirement from private business, | ||
Mr. Miller served as the Ellis County commissioner for Precinct 3; | ||
he was actively involved with Italy Masonic Lodge No. 647, and he | ||
further benefited his community as a school board member and | ||
booster club president; and | ||
WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Miller treasured time spent with | ||
his family; he shared six rewarding decades of marriage with his | ||
wife, and he was a devoted father to their son, Jackie Miller Jr.; | ||
moreover, he took great pride in his beloved granddaughter, Lexie; | ||
an avid sports fan, horse racing enthusiast, and history buff, | ||
Mr. Miller also enjoyed reading, working in the yard, and | ||
barbecuing; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jackie Miller led a life of caring devotion to his | ||
loved ones, and although he is deeply missed, he will forever hold a | ||
special place in the hearts of those he leaves behind; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jackie Gene Miller | ||
Sr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his 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 Jackie | ||
Miller. |