Bill Text: TX HR277 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Edmond J. Ford, Jr., of Corpus Christi.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR277 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR277-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Edmond J. Ford, Jr., of Corpus Christi.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR277 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR277-Introduced.html
83R5705 BK-D | ||
By: Hunter | H.R. No. 277 |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Edmond John Ford, Jr., of Corpus Christi on January 21, | ||
2013, at the age of 94; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on January 28, | ||
1918, Ed Ford was the son of Edmond and Grace Ford; he was a standout | ||
track and field athlete at Phillips Academy in Andover, and his | ||
strong academic record earned him acceptance to Harvard University, | ||
where he played for the football team and graduated cum laude; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1942, he exchanged vows with the former Marie | ||
Roberta "Bobbe" Welder; after Mr. Ford earned his law degree from | ||
Harvard, he and his wife relocated to her family's ranch north of | ||
Taft, Texas, which he later operated; together for seven decades, | ||
they were blessed with two daughters, Helen and Grace, and with the | ||
passing years, they had the pleasure of seeing their family grow to | ||
include 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Ford proudly served his country as a captain in | ||
the U.S. Army from 1942 until 1945, during which time he trained | ||
pilots and established flight instrument courses in Bryan and | ||
Lubbock; after the war, he began his career in law, specializing in | ||
real estate, oil, and business deals, and served as a judge in the | ||
early 1960s; a prominent community leader, he co-chartered the Bank | ||
of Corpus Christi, which later became IBC Bank, and served as its | ||
chair; he also served as president of the Corpus Christi Country | ||
Club, the Corpus Christi Town Club, and the Corpus Christi Pops | ||
Concert Association and as vice president of the Corpus Christi | ||
Symphony Society; and | ||
WHEREAS, In his leisure time, this dynamic Texan enjoyed | ||
traveling the world with his wife, typically with a few of their | ||
grandchildren in tow, and he counted golfing, playing cards, and | ||
making trips to the greyhound racetrack among his hobbies; a member | ||
of the King's Men in Corpus Christi's traditional Buccaneer Days | ||
celebration, he is best remembered for delivering entertaining | ||
toasts and for being selected as King Alonso XXX during the 1983 | ||
coronation ceremony; he cultivated many close friendships | ||
throughout his life and often entertained his loved ones by | ||
reciting poems, songs, and quotes from memory; and | ||
WHEREAS, Known for his integrity, generosity, and devotion to | ||
his family, Ed Ford leaves behind a legacy that will forever be | ||
treasured by all who were fortunate to know him; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Edmond John Ford, Jr., | ||
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his | ||
wife, Bobbe Ford; to his daughters, Helen Allen and her husband, | ||
R. C., and Grace Powers and her husband, Jack; to his | ||
grandchildren, Lizzie Holmes, Janet Allen, Ford Allen and his wife, | ||
Bea, James Allen, Jack Powers and his wife, Jettie, Roberta Wallace | ||
and her husband, Trey, Kyle Cromwell and her husband, Charles, | ||
Edmond Powers, Willie Powers and his wife, Catherine, and Tim | ||
Powers and his wife, Julia; to his 12 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 Edmond John | ||
Ford, Jr. |