Bill Text: TX HR1748 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Donald Clifton Heath of Temple on his 80th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-12 - Reported enrolled [HR1748 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1748-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1748 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Donald Clifton Heath of Temple is turning 80 years | ||
| old on April 25, 2011, and this occasion provides a welcome | ||
| opportunity to recognize this esteemed Texan; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in 1931 in San Perlita to William and Johnnie | ||
| Heath, Don Heath developed a love for horses as a small boy; he went | ||
| on to work as a cowboy and has ridden horses throughout his adult | ||
| life; he was a longtime member of the Bell County Sheriff's Posse | ||
| drill team, and he also mastered the art of horseshoeing, which he | ||
| did professionally for more than 30 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Possessing a strong work ethic, Mr. Heath has worked | ||
| hard throughout his life; he farmed land near Raymondville, was | ||
| employed for two decades with the Reynolds Metals Company in Corpus | ||
| Christi, and for nearly 25 years worked as a salesman and branch | ||
| manager for the Gulf Coast Paper Company in Cuero, Brownsville, and | ||
| Temple; since his retirement in 1996, he has been involved in | ||
| several ventures, including a commercial hay baling business in | ||
| Bell County, which he ran from 2000 to 2004; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Heath shared over 45 years with his wife, Alta, | ||
| until her passing in 1996; fortunate enough to find love a second | ||
| time, he married Janey Lewis Smith in 1997; this devoted family man | ||
| takes great pride in his two children, Pattie Beebe and Clifton | ||
| Heath, his stepdaughter, Jana Smith Copeland, and his 11 | ||
| grandchildren and great-granddaughter, to whom he is | ||
| affectionately known as "Pappy"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Known for his outgoing nature and his religious | ||
| faith, Don Heath is a source of wisdom and inspiration to all who | ||
| are privileged to know him, and it is a pleasure to commend him on | ||
| eight decades of life well lived; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Donald Clifton Heath on his 80th 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. Heath as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Sheffield | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1748 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 12, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
