Bill Text: TX HR415 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Bill W. Morgan of Mineola.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR415 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR415-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 415 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service and | ||
| accomplishment drew to a close with the passing of Bill W. Morgan of | ||
| Mineola on August 9, 2014, at the age of 85; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Morgan was born in Union Valley on August 8, | ||
| 1929; he joined the United States Air Force in 1948 and courageously | ||
| flew on 65 combat missions in the Korean War as a gunner on a B-29 | ||
| bomber; after 12 years, he completed his service and returned to | ||
| civilian life, working as a firefighter in Greenville until 1980; | ||
| he went on to open his own real estate business, first in Greenville | ||
| and later in the Quitman and Mineola areas, before finally retiring | ||
| in his late 70s; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Morgan was blessed with | ||
| the love and support of his wife of 62 years, Betty; he was the proud | ||
| father of two children, Gary and Jan, and he knew the joy of seeing | ||
| his family grow to include four grandchildren; a man of abiding | ||
| faith, he was a valued member of the First Baptist Church in | ||
| Quitman; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Bill Morgan will be deeply missed, | ||
| cherished memories of time spent in his company will long endure in | ||
| the hearts of those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Bill W. Morgan and | ||
| extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, | ||
| Betty Morgan; to his children, Gary Morgan and his wife, Deena, and | ||
| Jan Robertson and her husband, Mike; to his grandchildren, Christin | ||
| Morgan, Haley Dezelle and her husband, Joe, Bradi-Kathryn Morgan, | ||
| and Madison Morgan; 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 Bill | ||
| Morgan. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 415 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
