Bill Text: TX HR2380 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: In memory of E. Wayne Hall of Austin.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-21 - Reported enrolled [HR2380 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR2380-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 2380

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
passing of E. Wayne Hall of Austin on August 13, 2012, at the age of
88; and
WHEREAS, The son of Seidel and Mary Adele Hall, E. Wayne Hall
was born in San Antonio on August 9, 1924; he briefly attended The
University of Texas at Austin before suspending his studies to
serve his country in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1945; he
graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from
UT in 1948 and continued his education with graduate work at Boston
University; and
WHEREAS, He worked at Texaco in Corpus Christi for eight
years before beginning his distinguished 30-year career with
Associated General Contractors; he started out as a field
representative and safety director for the organization's highway
division and advanced to become assistant secretary; in 1966, he
became the legislative director of the Houston Chapter of the AGC,
and when the group's Texas Building Branch opened in 1974, he became
its executive director, a position he held until his retirement in
1988; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hall's leadership helped set a new standard in
the association's efforts to provide information and guidance on
issues affecting the commercial construction industry in Texas; in
addition, Mr. Hall was active at the national level with AGC of
America, and he was a member of the executive committee of the AGC
Executive Leadership Council; and
WHEREAS, A longtime member of Tarrytown United Methodist
Church, he had served as chair of the administrative board; in his
leisure time, he pursued his passion for golf with friends at Austin
Country Club and expressed his artistic side through watercolor
painting and woodworking; and
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Hall enjoyed the
encouragement and companionship of the love of his life, the former
Mary Root, and the couple enjoyed 53 rewarding years of marriage
until she passed away in 2003; they were the proud parents of four
children, and their family grew to include eight grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, A talented gentleman of great character and
integrity, E. Wayne Hall had a positive influence on the lives of
all those who had the good fortune to know him, and he is fondly
remembered and deeply missed; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of E. Wayne Hall and
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family; 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 E. Wayne
Hall.
Workman
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Alonzo Gooden Otto
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
Anchia Guillen Parker
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
Ashby Harless Perez
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
Bohac Herrero Pickett
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
Branch Huberty Raney
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
Burnam Hunter Raymond
Button Isaac Reynolds
Callegari Johnson Riddle
Canales Kacal Ritter
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
Clardy King of Parker Rose
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
Creighton Krause Simmons
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
Dale Larson Smith
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
Deshotel Longoria Strama
Dukes Lozano Taylor
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
Elkins Martinez Toth
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles Villalba
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
Giddings Murphy Wu
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2380 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on May 17, 2013.
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Chief Clerk of the House