Bill Text: TX HR573 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 573 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of Monsignor Joseph Tash of Amarillo.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR573 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR573-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 573



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, The citizens of Amarillo lost one of their most
	esteemed community leaders with the death of Monsignor Joseph Tash
	on May 21, 2012, at the age of 77; and
	WHEREAS, Born to Edward and Anna Corey Tash on March 2, 1935,
	in Barre, Vermont, Joseph Tash graduated from Spaulding High School
	and attended St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont; he
	obtained a degree in philosophy from St. John's Seminary in
	Brighton, Massachusetts, and completed additional postgraduate
	work in theology at SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Orchard
	Lake, Michigan; he was ordained to the priesthood in 1962; and
	WHEREAS, Father Tash traveled to Amarillo and served as an
	assistant pastor at St. Mary's Church from 1962 to 1967; because of
	his Lebanese heritage and familiarity with the unique traditions of
	the Maronite Rite, he was called to assist the St. Louis Gonzaga
	Maronite Catholic Church in Utica, New York, for a year but returned
	to Amarillo in 1968; and
	WHEREAS, On his return to the Amarillo diocese, Father Tash
	was assigned to serve as chaplain, director of pastoral care, and
	director of mission and ministry at St. Anthony's Hospital; in
	1980, he became responsible for the hospital's planning and
	development; over the course of his 25-year tenure with
	St. Anthony's, he co-chaired the medical ethics committee, served
	on the administrative council, and acted as director of community
	relations; he was also instrumental in both the fund-raising
	efforts for the St. Anthony's Foundation and the establishment of
	St. Anthony's Hospice; and
	WHEREAS, During that same period, Father Tash was involved in
	the establishment of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church and
	served as its founding pastor when it opened in 1982; he was named a
	Prelate of Honor to His Holiness by Pope John Paul II in 1986 and
	thereafter served his congregation as Monsignor Tash; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to his service at the church and
	hospital, Monsignor Tash was involved in numerous charitable
	organizations and local causes; enthusiastic about preaching
	against the societal dangers of drug use, he helped organize
	Operation Drug Alert and organized Kairos House for rehabilitation;
	he served two terms as the campaign chair of the United Way of
	Amarillo & Canyon and was a chair of the March of Dimes; he also
	served on the boards of the Ronald McDonald House, Catholic Family
	Service, the Downtown Women's Center, the Amarillo Kidney
	Foundation, the Amarillo Heart Association, and the Amarillo
	Symphony; and
	WHEREAS, Monsignor Tash enjoyed such pastimes as golf,
	bowling, cooking, and needlepoint; he taught his mother's Lebanese
	recipes in a class at Amarillo College, and his Christmas
	needlework was well known around the parish; and
	WHEREAS, A man of generosity, energy, and great faith,
	Monsignor Joseph Tash made a positive difference in the lives of
	many, and his work will be remembered and admired for years to come;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Monsignor Joseph Tash
	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
	brothers, Nathan Tash and Francis Tash and his wife, Irene; to his
	sister, Barbara Tash Callahan; to his nephews, Michael Callahan,
	Patrick Callahan and his wife, Joyce, Edward Tash, and Francis
	"Buddy" Tash; to his nieces, Emily Callahan, Donna Tash, and Susan
	Tash; and to his friends and congregants; 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 Monsignor
	Joseph Tash.

	Price

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 573 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 7, 2013.

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	Chief Clerk of the House