Bill Text: TX HR471 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of James Wesley Hightower of Waxahachie.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR471 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR471-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 471 |
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WHEREAS, The passing of James Wesley Hightower of Waxahachie | ||
on February 5, 2019, at the age of 92, has brought a great loss to | ||
his family and friends; and | ||
WHEREAS, James Hightower was born to Leo and Gladys Hightower | ||
on November 6, 1926, in Waxahachie, where he grew up with the | ||
companionship of a sister, Mildred; he graduated from Waxahachie | ||
High School in 1945, and during his time there, he captained the | ||
football team and distinguished himself as a Golden Gloves boxing | ||
champion; although he was offered scholarships to both Texas | ||
Christian University and Rice University, he put his education on | ||
hold to serve in World War II as a member of the United States Army's | ||
98th Field Artillery Battalion; after the war ended, he enrolled at | ||
TCU and Baylor Law School; and | ||
WHEREAS, On February 2, 1946, Mr. Hightower wed his high | ||
school sweetheart, the former Jimylin Wise, and they went on to | ||
share a marriage that spanned 72 years, before Mrs. Hightower's | ||
passing in 2018; the couple were blessed with three children, | ||
Laurie, Wesley, and Jamie, and over the years, Mr. Hightower took | ||
pride in welcoming into his family seven grandchildren and seven | ||
great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, An admired civic leader, Mr. Hightower served as | ||
president of the Ellis County Rural Rail Transportation District, | ||
the Waxahachie Foundation, and the Waxahachie Ex-Students' | ||
Association, as well as the Chairman's Roundtable Division Leader | ||
for the YMCA Youth Sponsorship Campaign from 1997 to 2000; he and | ||
his wife were also members of Historic Waxahachie, Inc., and | ||
Mr. Hightower was a certified Master Gardener; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his family, his profession, and | ||
his community, James Hightower leaves behind an exemplary record of | ||
service, and he will forever hold a special place in the hearts of | ||
all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of James Wesley | ||
Hightower and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; 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 James | ||
Wesley Hightower. | ||
Wray | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 471 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 13, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||