Bill Text: TX HR62 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dwayne Clanton of Lubbock.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR62 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR62-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 62 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Lubbock are mourning the loss of | ||
| admired restaurateur Dwayne Clanton, who passed away on July 15, | ||
| 2017, at the age of 62; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Bettye Nelle Baker Clanton and Tommy John | ||
| "TJ" Clanton, Dwayne Clanton was born on December 20, 1954; he grew | ||
| up as the third of five children and adored his brother, Alvin, and | ||
| his sisters, Rebecca, Brenda, and Melinda; when he was only seven, | ||
| he began working at the family business, Tom and Bingo's Hickory Pit | ||
| Bar-B-Q, where he stood on a pickle bucket to chop onions; he also | ||
| helped out on the family farm, taking care of rabbits, exotic birds, | ||
| a large garden, and the feed store; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Clanton excelled as an athlete at Monterey High | ||
| School, playing on the football team and helping the baseball team | ||
| to capture its first state championship; in 2015, the team was | ||
| inducted into the Lubbock ISD Athletic Hall of Honor; he went on to | ||
| study horticulture at Texas Tech University but with 16 credits | ||
| left to complete, he decided to leave college to become pit master | ||
| for Tom and Bingo's; his tremendous work ethic helped the business | ||
| flourish, and he eventually took on ownership of the restaurant, | ||
| which was twice named one of the "50 Best Bar-B-Que Joints in Texas" | ||
| by Texas Monthly magazine; over the years, it received accolades | ||
| from many other publications as well, and his famous BBQ sauce, | ||
| which is sold in grocery stores, was a finalist in the 2015 H-E-B | ||
| Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On August 12, 1989, Mr. Clanton married the love of | ||
| his life, the former Liz Lawson, and he became a devoted father to | ||
| her daughter, Heather; the couple later became the parents of | ||
| another treasured daughter, Kristi, and in 2015, their family grew | ||
| to include a granddaughter, Stella Ray; Mr. Clanton was an avid | ||
| outdoorsman and enjoyed skiing, fishing, boating, and hunting; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Dwayne Clanton is deeply missed, memories | ||
| of his warmth, kindness, and dedication to his family remain to | ||
| comfort and inspire those he has left behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
| Dwayne Clanton 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 Dwayne | ||
| Clanton. | ||
| Burrows | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 62 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on August 15, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
