Bill Text: TX HR447 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Donald Joe Clark of Chico.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-16 - Reported enrolled [HR447 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR447-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 447 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may | ||
| temper the profound sadness felt at the death of Donald Joe Clark of | ||
| Chico on September 25, 2014, at the age of 52; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Donald Clark was born in Muleshoe on March 21, 1962, | ||
| to Joe and Jean Clark; he shared three decades of marriage with his | ||
| wife, Lori, and took great pride in his sons, J. D. and Jesse, as | ||
| well as his three grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A 1980 graduate of Chico High School, Mr. Clark | ||
| owned and operated a welding and construction business, but he was | ||
| best known in the community as the longtime voice of the Chico High | ||
| Dragons football team; for 21 years, he was a beloved fixture on | ||
| fall Friday nights, calling the action on the gridiron from the | ||
| press box he constructed himself; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Clark benefited his alma mater in numerous other | ||
| capacities, including service on the Chico school board; his | ||
| hobbies included employing his vocal talents as an auctioneer and | ||
| rodeo announcer, and he was an avid music and NASCAR fan; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Donald Clark is deeply missed, 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 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Donald Joe Clark and | ||
| extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, | ||
| Lori Clark; to his sons, J. D. Clark and Jesse Clark and his wife, | ||
| Alecia; to his father, Joe Clark, and his wife, Cheryl; to his | ||
| mother, Jean Greer, and her husband, Gerald; to his sister, Amanda | ||
| Vargas, and her husband, Jay; to his grandchildren, Natalie, Cain, | ||
| and Hayes Clark; and to his other family members 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 Donald Joe | ||
| Clark. | ||
| King of Parker | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 447 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 16, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
