Bill Text: TX HR168 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating L. Don Perkins of Cedar Park on his 90th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR168 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR168-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 168 |
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WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed | ||
cause for celebration, and L. Don Perkins of Cedar Park marked this | ||
significant milestone in his life on July 29, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Amory, Mississippi, in 1927, Don Perkins | ||
enlisted in the United States Army not long before the end of World | ||
War II and went on to serve in the Marine Reserve; after attending | ||
Hinds Junior College, where he was a member of the football team, he | ||
completed his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and | ||
business at Mississippi State University; he pursued a career in | ||
the energy sector and was especially involved in natural gas | ||
processing; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Perkins has shared a fulfilling marriage of 64 | ||
years with his fellow MSU graduate Virginia Barfield Perkins; they | ||
are the parents of three treasured children, and they take great | ||
pride in their eight grandchildren; before moving to Central Texas | ||
in March 2017, the couple lived in Houston for more than six | ||
decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, An avid fisherman, Mr. Perkins was involved in the | ||
early development of the Coastal Conservation Association, and he | ||
launched the Star Tournament, which boasted more than 40,000 | ||
participants in 2016; he was also appointed to the Gulf Coast Marine | ||
Fishery Council by President George H. W. Bush; exploring other | ||
parts of the country, he hiked down the Grand Canyon when he was 65 | ||
and again at 80, and he continued to ski the moguls until he was 84; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Don Perkins has earned the admiration and affection | ||
of countless people, and it is truly a pleasure to honor him for | ||
having joined an elite group of Texans who can look back on nine | ||
decades of meaningful achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate L. Don Perkins | ||
on his 90th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Perkins as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Dale | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 168 was adopted by the House on August | ||
15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||