Bill Text: TX HR2698 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Claudette McInnis Thomas and William John Thomas of Raymondville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2698 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2698-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2698 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their | ||
| memories of Claudette McInnis Thomas, who passed away on May 13, | ||
| 2017, at the age of 75, and her husband, William John Thomas, who | ||
| passed away on September 7, 2012, at the age of 82; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During a rewarding marriage that spanned 45 years, | ||
| Billy and Claudette Thomas operated a successful cattle ranch north | ||
| of Raymondville, and they were valued parishioners of Our Lady of | ||
| Guadalupe Catholic Church; moreover, they shared in the joy of | ||
| raising two children, Mitch and Tonnyre, and doting on their five | ||
| grandchildren, Morgan, Lauren, Logan, Royse, and Claudette; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The former Claudette McInnis was born on May 22, | ||
| 1941, in Brownwood to Claude and Lillie Mae McInnis; a graduate of | ||
| Texas Tech University, she went on to earn her master's degree in | ||
| journalism at Kansas State University and soon thereafter met her | ||
| future husband, Billy; Mrs. Thomas was active in the American | ||
| International Charolais Association and served for many years on | ||
| the board of the Willacy County Livestock Show; she also | ||
| volunteered her time on numerous other boards and committees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Brownsville on August 26, 1930, to Maria and | ||
| Harl Thomas, Billy Thomas attended school in Raymondville and | ||
| studied at Texas A & I University in Kingsville; active in several | ||
| agricultural organizations, he served the American International | ||
| Charolais Association as director and as a member of its executive | ||
| committee and the Pan American Zebu Association as president, and | ||
| he was also an enthusiastic supporter of Willacy County Youth in | ||
| Agriculture; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Respected members of their community and beloved | ||
| parents, grandparents, and friends, Billy and Claudette Thomas are | ||
| deeply missed, and they will always hold a treasured place in the | ||
| hearts of all those who held them dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Claudette McInnis | ||
| Thomas and William John Thomas and extend sincere sympathy to their | ||
| loved ones; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for their family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Claudette | ||
| and Billy Thomas. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2698 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 29, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
