Bill Text: TX HR25 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: In memory of Tom Weeks Foster of Arlington.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR25 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR25-Introduced.html

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83R150 JGH-D
By: Patrick H.R. No. 25

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A full and generous life came to an end with the
death of Tom Weeks Foster of Arlington on December 17, 2011, at the
age of 91; and
WHEREAS, Tom Foster was born in Iredell on August 6, 1920, to
Emmett Boyd Foster and Zuellah Weeks Foster; his family moved to
Arlington in 1922, and he graduated from Arlington High School and
attended North Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College; and
WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty during World War
II, Mr. Foster joined the U.S. Army Air Forces, where he worked as a
mechanic on the engines of B-26 Marauder aircraft and then was an
instructor on the maintenance and repair of the Pratt & Whitney
R-2800 engine; and
WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Foster returned to Texas and
joined his family's wholesale poultry and egg business, and in
1970, he started the T. W. Foster Construction company; and
WHEREAS, In 1941, Mr. Foster married the former Clevie
Winnell Stough, and they shared a fulfilling relationship for
nearly 70 years; together they were blessed with 2 children,
Rebecca and Tommy, 7 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Foster served his community as a trustee and
president of the Arlington school board, and Foster Elementary
School was named in honor of him and his sister Maude, who was an
Arlington ISD teacher; he attended First United Methodist Church in
Arlington for nearly his entire life, and he was active on many of
the church's boards and committees; in addition, he represented his
profession as president of the Fort Worth chapter of the Associated
General Contractors of America; and
WHEREAS, A loving husband, father, and grandfather, Tom
Foster treasured the time he spent in the company of his family and
friends, and those he leaves behind will in turn cherish their
memories of this kind and caring man; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Tom Weeks Foster and
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
wife, Clevie Foster; to his daughter, Rebecca Johnson, and her
husband, Dick; to his son, Tommy Foster, and his wife, Karen; to his
grandchildren, Jeff Coleman, Brett Coleman, Brian Coleman, Heather
Sautter, Abby Foster, T. W. Foster III, and Peyton Thomas; to his 11
great-grandchildren; and to his other 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 Tom Weeks
Foster.