Bill Text: TX HR462 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Glen Davis Fisher of Sonora.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-07 - Reported enrolled [HR462 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR462-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 462 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort the | ||
| loved ones of Glen Davis Fisher of Sonora, who passed away on | ||
| February 8, 2021, at the age of 74; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Childress on February 5, 1947, to Leona and | ||
| Lindsay Fisher, Glen Fisher grew up on a farm outside of Lorenzo | ||
| along with four sisters, Joan, Mary, Kay, and Burma; he graduated as | ||
| valedictorian of Lorenzo High School in 1965, before enrolling at | ||
| Texas Tech University; while there, he met and fell in love with | ||
| Linda Ann McBride, and the pair exchanged wedding vows on May 21, | ||
| 1971; they shared nearly half a century of marriage and raised two | ||
| treasured children, Tammy and David; in later life, Mr. Fisher had | ||
| the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include two | ||
| grandchildren, Madalyn and Weston; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Fisher earned a master's degree in agriculture | ||
| economics from Oklahoma State University; he was employed with the | ||
| Texas Agricultural Extension Service for a time, and in 1977, the | ||
| family moved to Sonora, where he worked for and learned about the | ||
| ranching business from his grandfather-in-law, Robert Halbert; | ||
| making a name for himself in the wool and mohair industries, | ||
| Mr. Fisher took over as manager of the Sonora Wool and Mohair | ||
| Company in 1979 and continued to find success managing companies in | ||
| Ozona and Del Rio; over time, he created a family legacy by teaching | ||
| his children the ins and outs of ranching and economics; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Fisher benefited his peers through his service | ||
| as president of both the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association | ||
| and the American Sheep Industry Association; he was a member of many | ||
| different committees, and he took pride in being appointed as chair | ||
| of the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center; he was greatly | ||
| respected for his contributions, which included his work to | ||
| advocate for better agricultural policies at the state and national | ||
| levels; over the years, he was recognized with such accolades as the | ||
| Sutton County Conservation Rancher of the Year Award and the | ||
| American Wool Excellence Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Engaged in his community, Mr. Fisher also found time | ||
| to serve as president of the Lions Club, the Sonora Golf Club, and | ||
| the Sutton County Health Foundation; he was a member of numerous | ||
| committees at the First United Methodist Church of Sonora, and he | ||
| performed volunteer work for the Sutton County 4-H Club and the | ||
| local Little League; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man, as well as an esteemed | ||
| business and civic leader, Glen Fisher will forever be remembered | ||
| with deep admiration and affection by all who were privileged to | ||
| know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Glen Davis Fisher and | ||
| extend heartfelt sympathy to his family 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 Glen Davis | ||
| Fisher. | ||
| Murr | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 462 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 1, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
