Bill Text: TX HR229 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jimmie B. Todd of Odessa.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-23 - Reported enrolled [HR229 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR229-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 229 |
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WHEREAS, Jimmie B. Todd of Odessa passed away on September 1, | ||
2020, at the age of 82, leaving behind a legacy that will forever be | ||
treasured by his loved ones, friends, and colleagues; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born to Mary Britton and Jack Todd in 1937, Jimmie | ||
Todd grew up in Perryton with the companionship of a sister, Jayne; | ||
after graduating from Perryton High School, he attended Texas | ||
Christian University and earned his bachelor's degree in accounting | ||
in 1960; while there, he played on the TCU football teams that | ||
advanced to the Southwest Conference Championship in 1956 and 1959; | ||
he received his doctor of jurisprudence degree from The University | ||
of Texas and was licensed as a certified public accountant in 1964; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Todd began his legal career in Odessa as a | ||
member of the law firm of Deaderick, McMahon and McKim, which later | ||
became McMahon, Cox, Todd and Tidwell; in 1978, he established his | ||
own law firm, which is today known as Todd, Barron, Thomason, Hudman & | ||
Bebout, P.C.; a member of the Odessa Area Bar Association, he | ||
served as a legal advisor to many businesses in the Permian Basin | ||
area; in addition to his achievements as a legal professional, he | ||
guided E. L. Farmer & Company as its president from 2002 to 2013 and | ||
served as director of State National Bank from 1977 to 1988 and | ||
Western National Bank from 1989 to 2015; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Todd also found time to give | ||
back to his community; as a member of the Odessa Chamber of | ||
Commerce, he helped bring The University of Texas Permian Basin to | ||
the city, and he was a founder and trustee of the Village Place | ||
Charitable Trust; other organizations that benefited from his | ||
contributions included the Boys Club of Odessa, the Permian Basin | ||
Rehabilitation Center, the Odessa Downtown Lions Club, United Way | ||
of Odessa, and the Odessa College Foundation; moreover, he | ||
volunteered in many different capacities at First Baptist Church | ||
during his 57-year membership; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Todd shared a rewarding marriage with his wife, | ||
Ann Todd, that spanned six decades, and he took great pride in his | ||
daughter, Mary, and his grandchildren, Zachary, Jarrod, and Hope; | ||
he was preceded in death by his sons, Michael and John, and his | ||
granddaughter, Brittony; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although the passing of Jimmie Todd has greatly | ||
saddened those who knew and loved him, they will continue to find | ||
inspiration in his unwavering devotion to his family, his | ||
profession, and his community; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jimmie B. Todd and | ||
extend deepest sympathy to his 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 Jimmie B. | ||
Todd. | ||
Landgraf | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 229 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 18, 2021. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||