Bill Text: TX HR49 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Henry Seu Heaum Gee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR49 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR49-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 49 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Henry Seu Heaum Gee on November 5, 2022, at the age of 98; | ||
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| WHEREAS, The son of Bock Jew Gee and Suey Kim Mah, Henry Gee | ||
| was born in Kaiping County, Guangdong Province, China, on | ||
| February 20, 1924, and he grew up with three siblings, John, | ||
| George, and Shau; at the age of 16, he immigrated with his father to | ||
| the United States; he pursued his education in Houston and San | ||
| Francisco, and in 1942, he was recruited by the U.S. Merchant Marine | ||
| Academy; he subsequently enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and in 1945, he | ||
| was transferred to China to serve on the USS Estes; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Returning to the United States, Mr. Gee studied | ||
| civil engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, and he went | ||
| on to become the first Chinese engineer of the Texas Highway | ||
| Department; he next worked for Brown & Root, where he distinguished | ||
| himself by designing the roads for what would become the Johnson | ||
| Space Center campus in Clear Lake City; after retiring from a | ||
| 25-year career with the firm, he spent several years in sales with | ||
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Gee shared a rewarding marriage of nearly seven | ||
| decades with his wife, the former Wing Suet Leung, with whom he | ||
| helped establish the Institute of Chinese Culture in Houston in | ||
| 1970; a pillar of his community, he was president of the Chinese | ||
| Professional Club and the Association of Chinese Organizations, and | ||
| he was actively involved with the Gee Family Association; he also | ||
| played an instrumental role in raising funds for the construction | ||
| of a new school in the Gee family village in China; over the years, | ||
| he was honored by a number of civic organizations and government | ||
| agencies, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the | ||
| Overseas Committee of the Republic of China; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Gee took tremendous pride | ||
| in his three children, Juanna, Jennifer, and Julia, his four | ||
| grandchildren, Leslie, Laura, Lisa, and Christopher, and his | ||
| great-grandson, Theodore; his interests included photography and | ||
| travel, and he and his wife took numerous trips to the Far East, | ||
| Europe, and the Middle East; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While the death of Henry Gee brings great sadness to | ||
| his loved ones, 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 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Henry Seu Heaum Gee | ||
| and extend sincere condolences to his 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 Henry Gee. | ||
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| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 49 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on February 21, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
