Bill Text: TX HR605 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of longtime McAllen resident Jack Earl Cawood.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR605 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR605-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of longtime McAllen resident Jack Earl Cawood.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR605 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR605-Introduced.html
88R19235 BPG-D | ||
By: Guerra | H.R. No. 605 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of McAllen are mourning the loss of | ||
longtime civic leader and admired businessman Jack Earl Cawood, who | ||
passed away on January 9, 2023, at the age of 92; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of William and Genevieve Cawood, Jack Cawood | ||
was born in Harlan, Kentucky, on February 21, 1930, and at the age | ||
of 13, he moved to McAllen with his mother; he served in the Civil | ||
Air Patrol during World War II, hunting for German U-boats; after | ||
completing his bachelor's degree in business administration at The | ||
University of Texas at Austin, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, | ||
and he was stationed in Alaska and Idaho; he went on to serve for a | ||
decade in the reserve and attained the rank of captain; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Cawood pursued a career in real estate that | ||
would span approximately 50 years; his warmth and charm were | ||
ideally suited to the field, and he founded Action Realty and helped | ||
develop several neighborhoods; dedicated to the advancement of his | ||
profession, he was active in the McAllen Board of Realtors, the | ||
Texas Association of Realtors, and the National Association of | ||
Realtors; he was known for his honesty and integrity and pushed for | ||
legislation to hold all Realtors to high ethical standards; in | ||
1985, he was named Realtor of the Year by the Texas Association of | ||
Realtors; and | ||
WHEREAS, A pillar of his community, Mr. Cawood was a member | ||
of the McAllen Lions Club for more than three decades and held the | ||
office of president; he also served as chair of the McAllen | ||
Municipal Hospital Board, and he mentored youth as a Boy Scout | ||
master and merit badge counselor; in addition, he used his | ||
influence to get potholes filled and street lights repaired; he was | ||
a cofounder of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, which later merged | ||
with Texans for Lawsuit Reform; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Cawood shared a fulfilling marriage of 58 years | ||
with his wife, the former Margaret Louise Berens; they were the | ||
parents of two sons, William and Paul, and a daughter, Mary Ann; an | ||
avid outdoorsman, Mr. Cawood loved teaching his children how to | ||
hunt, fish, and camp; in 2007, he and his wife retired to Blue Skies | ||
of Texas in San Antonio, where they enjoyed their shared interest in | ||
the Commemorative Air Force and wood carving; Mrs. Cawood preceded | ||
her husband in death; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Jack Cawood is sadly missed, he leaves | ||
behind a record of civic engagement that his loved ones can remember | ||
with pride; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jack Earl Cawood and | ||
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
children, Mary Ann Cawood and Paul Cawood and his wife, Candace; to | ||
his brother, William Cawood; to his grandchildren; and to his many | ||
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 Jack Earl | ||
Cawood. |