Bill Text: TX HR446 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Clifton Belcher Benton of Carrollton.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-07 - Reported enrolled [HR446 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR446-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 446 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Clifton Belcher Benton of Carrollton passed away on | ||
| October 31, 2020, at the age of 82, leaving behind a wealth of loved | ||
| ones and friends to cherish his memory; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on June 9, 1938, Mr. Benton was an alumnus of | ||
| the University of Georgia, where he pledged Kappa Sigma Fraternity; | ||
| he answered the call to serve his country as a member of the United | ||
| States Air Force, and while stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force | ||
| Base, he met his future wife, the former Evelyn Walker, with whom he | ||
| shared 52 years of marriage; during his time on the base, he was | ||
| twice cited for his work performance with Strategic Air Command | ||
| 4043; he and Mrs. Benton were later transferred to Washington, | ||
| D.C., where they became two of the seven original members of the | ||
| Defense Supply Agency; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After spending two years at the nation's capital, | ||
| Mr. Benton worked for a decade for District Photo Inc.; he then | ||
| returned to Georgia, going on to own and operate three print | ||
| companies; he and his family subsequently relocated to Dallas, | ||
| where he opened the Dreamhouse Furniture and Interior store and | ||
| operated it until his retirement; in addition to contributing to | ||
| his community as a business leader, he was an active Democratic | ||
| Party chair in Carrollton, and during elections, he could always be | ||
| found outside the Josey Ranch Library polling location encouraging | ||
| people to vote; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Benton and his wife devotedly raised three | ||
| daughters, Deborah, Lisa, and Stephanie, and he was blessed to be | ||
| the grandfather of five cherished grandchildren, Jake, Taylor, | ||
| Connor, Trey, and Emmy; he enjoyed the love and companionship of his | ||
| family, and with his magnetic personality and his inherently | ||
| welcoming nature, he also endeared himself to many friends; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to know Clifton Benton | ||
| will forever remember his warmth, his generosity, and his wonderful | ||
| sense of humor, and he will always hold a treasured place in their | ||
| hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Clifton Belcher | ||
| Benton and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to | ||
| his daughters, Deborah McCarthy and her husband, Ed, Lisa Neel, and | ||
| Stephanie Wade and her husband, Guy; to his grandchildren, Jake | ||
| Wade, Taylor Neel, Connor McCarthy, Trey Neel, and Emmy Wade; to his | ||
| sisters, Mary Elizabeth Benton Whatley and Lillian Benton Wilson; | ||
| 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 Clifton | ||
| Belcher Benton. | ||
| Johnson of Dallas | ||
| Beckley | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 446 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 1, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
