Bill Text: TX HR1855 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Joe E. Sharp.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-14 - Reported enrolled [HR1855 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1855-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1855 |
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WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Joe E. Sharp on March 9, 2015, at the age of 77; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of H. E. and Alice Sharp, Joe Sharp was born | ||
in Childress on May 14, 1937; he graduated from Munday High School | ||
and completed his bachelor's degree in accounting at North Texas | ||
State University; after beginning a career in accounting with Peat | ||
Marwick Mitchell and Company, he established his own practice in | ||
Amarillo; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Sharp embarked on a new path in 1984 with his | ||
acquisition of the First National Bank of Baird; he subsequently | ||
purchased a number of other banks, including First Security Bank of | ||
Beaver, First National Bank of Munday, and First National Bank of | ||
Weatherford; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Sharp's business interests grew | ||
to include a bank holding company, a bank software company, and a | ||
number of other enterprises; he chaired the board of First Bank | ||
Texas, First National Bank of Weatherford, First Security Bank of | ||
Beaver, and First Baird Bancshares, and he served on the board of | ||
the Independent Bankers Association of Texas; in business, as in | ||
every sphere of endeavor, he placed special emphasis on | ||
relationships, demonstrating an exceptional commitment to | ||
employees and customers alike; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan gave generously of his time and | ||
resources to a number of worthy organizations; he served on the | ||
board of Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, and he was an active | ||
member of First Baptist Church of Colleyville; moreover, he was a | ||
faithful partner of the Southwestern and Midwestern Baptist | ||
Theological Seminaries, and he supported numerous charities both | ||
personally and through the banks that he led; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joe Sharp treasured, above all, the time he spent in | ||
the company of his family and friends, and those he leaves behind | ||
will forever cherish their memories of his kindness, faith, and | ||
devotion; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Joe E. Sharp and | ||
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
wife, Becky Sharp; to his children, Zan Prince and her husband, | ||
Mike, Steve Sharp, Keleigh Greenwood and her husband, Phil, Scott | ||
Sharp and his wife, Amanda, and Justin Sharp and his wife, Nikki; to | ||
his stepson, Tanner Hanley; to his 10 grandsons and 2 | ||
great-grandsons; and to his many 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 Joe | ||
E. Sharp. | ||
King of Parker | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1855 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 8, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||