Bill Text: TX HR2044 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating James W. Elliott of Waco on his 80th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2044 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2044-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2044 |
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WHEREAS, The 80th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed | ||
cause for celebration, and James W. Elliott of Waco marked this | ||
significant milestone in his life on May 6, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Brenham in 1937, Mr. Elliott completed both | ||
a bachelor's degree in agriculture science and a master's degree in | ||
education and counseling at Prairie View A&M University; after | ||
college, he served in the U.S. Army as a computer operator for | ||
missile target tracking radars; he began teaching vocational | ||
agriculture at Carver High School and eventually joined the faculty | ||
of La Vega High; over the course of a distinguished 36-year career | ||
with the La Vega Independent School District, he earned the | ||
nickname "Prof" and received multiple honors, including the | ||
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas Distinguished | ||
Service Award; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Elliott serves on the Heart of Texas Scholarship | ||
Committee and the Horticulture County Extension Board, and for 20 | ||
years, he was a member of the Selective Service Board; he also | ||
chaired the City of Waco Building Standards Commission Board, and | ||
he was a deputy voter registrar and a member of the Juvenile | ||
Detention Center Board in Mart; in addition, he is active in the | ||
Genealogy Chapter at the Waco Public Library and helped organize | ||
the Black Genealogy Chapter; he has worked with Habitat for | ||
Humanity as well; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of deep faith, Mr. Elliott serves Second | ||
Missionary Baptist Church as deacon and as vice president of the | ||
Brotherhood, and he also teaches Men's Sunday School; he has been | ||
Basileus and Keeper of Finance for Omega Psi Phi, and as a lifetime | ||
member of the Prairie View Alumni Association, he is active in the | ||
local chapter and serves on its scholarship committee; among myriad | ||
accolades, he has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the | ||
Prairie View A&M University College of Agriculture and the Omega | ||
Man of the Year Award; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Elliott enjoys the love | ||
and support of his wife, Vern D. Elliott, and his daughter, Verma | ||
Lisé Elliott; and | ||
WHEREAS, With the passage of another year, James Elliott may | ||
reflect with pride on his wide-ranging accomplishments and on the | ||
many significant contributions he has made in behalf of his fellow | ||
citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate James W. Elliott 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. Elliott as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Kacal | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2044 was adopted by the House on May | ||
25, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||