Bill Text: TX HR1696 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Julian Mark Bott of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1696 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1696-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1696 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
memories of Julian Mark Bott of Houston, who died on January 3, | ||
2021, at the age of 57; and | ||
WHEREAS, Julian Bott was born in Cambridge, England, on | ||
January 23, 1963, to loving parents Ronald and Gillian Bott; he grew | ||
up with the companionship of a sister, Kate, and received his early | ||
education at Millfield School in Somerset; a champion swimmer from | ||
an early age, he represented Her Majesty as the Captain of the | ||
English Swim Team and competed in many European countries; he went | ||
on to attend Harvard College, where he was captain of the swim team | ||
and qualified for the 1980 Olympics; and | ||
WHEREAS, After earning his bachelor's degree in economics | ||
from Harvard in 1984, Mr. Bott entered the executive training | ||
program of Bankers Trust in New York; he eventually settled in | ||
Houston, where he embarked upon a successful career in oil and gas | ||
commercial banking while earning his master's degree in business | ||
administration at Rice University; it was in Houston that he also | ||
met his wife, Cecile, whom he wed on January 2, 1988, and the couple | ||
became the proud parents of two amazing sons, Ian and James; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Bott subsequently joined TD Securities, and his | ||
career took him to Westport, Connecticut, for a time and then back | ||
home to Britain, where he and his family lived for many years in | ||
London; in 2009, he became the chief financial officer of Texas | ||
American Resources Company in Austin, and three years later, he was | ||
appointed to the board of EQT Midstream Partners; in 2015, he joined | ||
Sandridge Energy in Oklahoma City as executive vice president and | ||
CFO; he then returned to Houston, where at the time of his passing | ||
he was serving as executive vice president and CFO of Southwestern | ||
Energy; and | ||
WHEREAS, A dynamic professional and devoted son, brother, and | ||
father, Julian Bott was taken much too soon, but the memory of his | ||
ambition, his keen intellect, and his bright and generous spirit | ||
will remain to comfort all those who knew and loved him; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Julian Mark Bott and | ||
extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives and many 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 Julian | ||
Bott. | ||
Murphy | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1696 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 29, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||