Bill Text: TX HR2360 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring former state representative Tony Goolsby for his public service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-22 - Reported enrolled [HR2360 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR2360-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2360 |
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Tony Goolsby rendered exceptional | ||
service to the State of Texas during his two-decade-long tenure in | ||
the Texas House of Representatives, and he has greatly benefited | ||
his community through his many years of civic engagement; and | ||
WHEREAS, First elected to the legislature in 1989, Mr. | ||
Goolsby served the citizens of northern Dallas County for a total of | ||
10 terms in House Districts 114 and 102; he chaired the House | ||
Administration Committee four times and also served the committee | ||
as a vice chair and subcommittee chair; in addition, he chaired the | ||
Elections Subcommittees on Absentee Voting and on Voter | ||
Registration, and he was vice chair of the Higher Education | ||
Committee and a member of a number of other committees, including | ||
those on licensing and administrative procedures, land and resource | ||
management, and the judiciary; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Goolsby has given generously of his time and | ||
talents to a host of worthy organizations, including the American | ||
Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the Council of | ||
State Governments, the Greater Dallas Crime Commission, and several | ||
area chambers of commerce; moreover, he has served on the board of | ||
the J. J. Pearce High School Parent Teacher Association, and he has | ||
taught Sunday school at Lovers Lane Methodist Church, where he has | ||
also served on the administrative board; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Colbert, Oklahoma, in 1933, Mr. Goolsby | ||
graduated from North Texas State University and served his country | ||
as an officer in the United States Army; he was a teacher, coach, | ||
and principal in the Celeste Independent School District before | ||
transitioning to insurance and investments; over the years, he | ||
served the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas as president and | ||
as regional chair of IMPACT, and he shared his expertise as a | ||
delegate to the National Legislative Insurance Conference; he is | ||
currently employed as a government relations consultant; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Goolsby enjoys the support | ||
and encouragement of his wife, Toppy, and their children, Mellie, | ||
Cherrie, and Brooke; and | ||
WHEREAS, Tony Goolsby's outstanding dedication and | ||
leadership have made a positive difference in the lives of his | ||
fellow citizens, and his contributions will continue to benefit the | ||
Lone Star State for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Tony Goolsby for his outstanding public | ||
service and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Goolsby as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Carter | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2360 was adopted by the House on May | ||
22, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||