Bill Text: TX HR420 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of former Mount Pleasant mayor William Clark Chambers.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR420 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR420-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 420 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The citizens of Mount Pleasant lost an admired civic | ||
| leader with the passing of former mayor William Clark Chambers on | ||
| August 16, 2014, at the age of 75; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Ewing and Josephine Harlow Chambers, Bill | ||
| Chambers was born in Jasonville, Indiana, on September 9, 1938; | ||
| though he began his life in Indiana, he later moved to North Texas | ||
| and made the city of Mount Pleasant his home; there, he owned his | ||
| own business, Chambers Pharmacy, and cofounded American National | ||
| Bank of Mount Pleasant; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Chambers began his career in public service in | ||
| 1972, when he was elected to the Mount Pleasant Independent School | ||
| District Board of Trustees, which he served on for a total of nine | ||
| years; he subsequently ran for mayor and won, ousting an incumbent | ||
| in 1995; during his tenure in office, he was instrumental in the | ||
| construction of Heritage Park, a 60-acre recreation facility | ||
| featuring a pavilion, sports fields, and fishing piers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Chambers enjoyed the | ||
| support of a loving family that included his wife, Rosalie, his two | ||
| sons, William and Tim, his daughter, Melissa, and his six | ||
| grandchildren; he was also sustained by his faith, and he was a | ||
| valued member of the First Baptist Church of Mount Pleasant; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bill Chambers built a life that was rich in family, | ||
| friends, and accomplishments, and he will long be fondly remembered | ||
| by all those who were fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of William Clark | ||
| Chambers and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: | ||
| to his wife, Rosalie Chambers; to his sons and daughters-in-law, | ||
| William and Cathy Chambers and Tim and Veronica Chambers; to his | ||
| daughter, Melissa Whitehead; to his grandchildren, David, Anthony, | ||
| and Michael Chambers, Krystin and Blayne Henke, and Madison | ||
| Whitehead; to his brother, Gene Chambers; and to his other | ||
| 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 William | ||
| Clark Chambers. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 420 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
