Bill Text: TX HR521 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jimmy Keith McCurdy of Waxahachie.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-14 - Reported enrolled [HR521 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR521-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 521 | ||
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| WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Jimmy Keith McCurdy of | ||
| Waxahachie were deeply saddened by his death on March 10, 2021, at | ||
| the age of 67; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of William McCurdy Jr. and Dorothy Andersen | ||
| Shown, Jimmy McCurdy was born outside of Waco on August 7, 1953, and | ||
| he grew up in a large family; although he left high school at age 16, | ||
| he went on to complete his GED in 1979 and later earned a bachelor's | ||
| degree in business studies from Dallas Baptist University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. McCurdy began his career in aviation in 1986 at | ||
| Vought Aircraft as an inspector in the bond shop, and in 1996, he | ||
| took a job at Lockheed Martin; his contributions to the company | ||
| included work with the B-2 Bomber, C-17 airlifter, Boeing aircraft, | ||
| and weapons programs; he held a variety of positions over the course | ||
| of his tenure and retired in 2018 as senior quality engineer of all | ||
| programs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. McCurdy enjoyed the love | ||
| and support of his wife, Judy, with whom he shared a rewarding | ||
| marriage that spanned four decades; he was the proud father of four | ||
| children, Stacey, Christopher, Jeffrey, and Michael, and with the | ||
| passing years, he was further blessed with 13 grandchildren and 5 | ||
| great-grandchildren; in his leisure hours, he took pleasure in | ||
| hunting, golfing, cooking, and spending time at the river with | ||
| family and friends, and he had a passion for vintage cars; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Jimmy McCurdy will be deeply missed, he has | ||
| left his loved ones with a wealth of memories that they will forever | ||
| treasure; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jimmy Keith McCurdy | ||
| and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
| wife, Judy McCurdy; to his children, Stacey Lynch and her husband, | ||
| Brad, Christopher McCurdy, Jeffrey Martin and his wife, Chrystal, | ||
| and Michael Martin and his wife, Jenifer; to his grandchildren, | ||
| Evan McCurdy, Bailey Huber, Madison Brown, Cade and Cali Jo Lynch, | ||
| Shad, Destiney, Jeffrey, Hadassah, Maggie, McKenna, and Hestian | ||
| Martin, and Narissa Martinez; to his great-grandchildren; to his | ||
| siblings, Charles McCurdy and his wife, Norma, Karl Ray McCurdy and | ||
| his wife, Linda, and Linda Pierce; to his stepsisters, Carol | ||
| Harris, Johnnie Woodard, Marian Rushing, and Elizabeth Roberts; 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 Jimmy Keith | ||
| McCurdy. | ||
| Ellzey | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 521 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 9, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
