Bill Text: TX HR28 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Joe Benham of Kerrville.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR28 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR28-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 28 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The city of Kerrville lost an admired citizen with | ||
| the passing of Joe Benham on June 30, 2016, at the age of 82; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on March 13, 1934, to Buell and Lucille Benham | ||
| in Amarillo, Joe Benham began working for the Amarillo Times as a | ||
| sportswriter and general news reporter while still in high school, | ||
| launching a career in journalism that would span 65 years; after a | ||
| stint with the Dallas Times Herald and the Associated Press, he | ||
| joined the U.S. Army and proudly served his country as an infantry | ||
| platoon sergeant and air defense command public information | ||
| supervisor from 1954 to 1958; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following his return to civilian life, Mr. Benham | ||
| was rehired by the AP in 1959, working in Austin and New York before | ||
| becoming bureau chief for Chile and Bolivia in 1965; while living in | ||
| Santiago, he met and married his wife, Verna, with whom he shared | ||
| more than 48 rewarding years, and they were blessed with a treasured | ||
| family that included two children, Stephanie and David, and four | ||
| grandchildren, Dallas, Madeleine, J. B., and Dax; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Benham accepted a position with U.S. News & | ||
| World Report in 1967 and spent the next 13 years covering South | ||
| America from offices in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires; after | ||
| returning to Texas, he worked as regional bureau chief for | ||
| U.S. News in Houston for the following two decades; in 1998, he | ||
| settled in the Hill Country, where he wrote for the Kerrville Daily | ||
| Times and volunteered as a publicist for numerous nonprofit groups; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, This civic-minded Texan served as president of | ||
| myriad organizations over the years, including the Symphony of the | ||
| Hills Association, Friends of the Kerrville Library, and the Hill | ||
| Country Chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American | ||
| Revolution; he held a variety of other leadership positions with | ||
| such groups as the Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department, the Hill | ||
| Country Youth Orchestra, and the Kerrville Rotary Club; in | ||
| recognition of his many contributions to the community, he was | ||
| presented with a 2016 Life's Treasures award by the Kerrville Daily | ||
| Times; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his family, his profession, and | ||
| his community, Joe Benham lived a life filled with meaningful | ||
| achievements, and he leaves behind a legacy that will long be | ||
| treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Joe Benham and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
| wife, Verna Benham; to his daughter, Stephanie Benham-Dickey, and | ||
| her husband, David; to his son, David Benham, and his wife, Bennet; | ||
| to his grandchildren, Dallas and Madeleine Dickey and J. B. and Dax | ||
| Benham; 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 Joe Benham. | ||
| Murr | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 28 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on February 23, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
