Bill Text: TX HR36 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Edgar Howard Perry III of Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR36 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR36-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 36 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived remain to comfort the | ||
| family and friends of Edgar Howard Perry III of Austin, who passed | ||
| away on June 3, 2017, at the age of 86; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born to Julia Perry and Edgar Perry Jr. on July 18, | ||
| 1930, in Austin, Edgar Perry III grew up with the companionship of | ||
| his sister, George Anne; after graduating from the Culver Military | ||
| Academy in Indiana, he continued his education at The University of | ||
| Texas at Austin, and he went on to pursue a number of business | ||
| ventures in manufacturing, oil and gas, and real estate; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An engaged civic leader, Mr. Perry served on the | ||
| Austin City Council from 1959 to 1962, and during his second term, | ||
| he became the youngest mayor pro tem in the country; he further | ||
| contributed to his community as president of the Travis County | ||
| Child Welfare Board and as a member of the boards of Goodwill, the | ||
| YMCA, the Better Business Bureau, and the Buckner Children's Home; | ||
| in recognition of his outstanding work in behalf of his fellow | ||
| residents, he received the Community Star Award from the Travis | ||
| County Sheriff's Office in 2007; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Perry shared 51 years of marriage with his | ||
| loving wife, Linda, and he was the proud father of four children, | ||
| Sheri, Chris, Ryan, and Kim; with the passing years, he watched his | ||
| family grow to include seven grandchildren, Anthony, Cassie, Layne, | ||
| Kate, Cole, Ella, and Julena, and a great-granddaughter, Lilli; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sustained by a deep faith, Mr. Perry served as a | ||
| Bible teacher and deacon at several area Baptist churches, and he | ||
| was a charter member of both Highland Park Baptist Church and Austin | ||
| Baptist Church; in his spare time, he enjoyed fishing and playing | ||
| tennis, golf, and racquetball; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Edgar Perry will be greatly missed, those | ||
| who held him dear will forever remember the warmth, kindness, and | ||
| humor he brought into their lives as well as his devoted efforts to | ||
| benefit his hometown; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Edgar Howard Perry III and extend heartfelt sympathy to his | ||
| relatives and many 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 Edgar | ||
| Perry. | ||
| Morrison | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 36 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on August 15, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
