Bill Text: TX HR1975 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Walter Keven Davis of Waxahachie.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1975 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1975-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1975 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Walter Keven Davis of Waxahachie on April 24, 2017, at | ||
| the age of 66; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in March 1951 to Luther Monroe Davis and Grace | ||
| Weir, Keven Davis shared a rewarding marriage with Dana Davis that | ||
| spanned 35 years; he was the father of three sons, Erik, Kody, and | ||
| Brittain, and in later years, he was blessed with five | ||
| grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis was a partner at the surveying and | ||
| engineering firm of Davis and McDill for 29 years, and he was widely | ||
| respected in the business community of Waxahachie; a man of | ||
| profound religious faith, he was active in the Walk to Emmaus and | ||
| Kairos Prison Ministries at First United Methodist Church of Red | ||
| Oak; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A warmhearted and good-humored man, Mr. Davis loved | ||
| to sing and play the guitar, tell silly jokes and tall tales, and | ||
| collect arrowheads; he took great delight in nature and enjoyed | ||
| stories of the paranormal, even if he didn't quite believe them; a | ||
| serious Harry Potter fan, he considered himself a member in good | ||
| standing of House Gryffindor of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft | ||
| and Wizardry; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A loving husband, father, and grandfather, and a | ||
| true and loyal friend, Keven Davis lived a joyful and purposeful | ||
| life, and memories of happy times spent in his company will forever | ||
| illuminate the hearts of all who were privileged to know him; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Walter Keven Davis | ||
| and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his | ||
| wife, Dana Davis; to his mother, Grace Weir; to his sons, Erik Davis | ||
| and his wife, Tamara, Kody Davis and his wife, Elizabeth, and | ||
| Brittain Davis and his wife, Rachel; to his grandchildren, Scout, | ||
| Jadon, Ari, Thomas, and Audrey; to his sister, Brenda Adams; and to | ||
| his other 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 Walter | ||
| Keven Davis. | ||
| Wray | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1975 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 19, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
