Bill Text: TX HR657 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dr. Leon Charles Hallman of Nacogdoches.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR657 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR657-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 657 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Nacogdoches lost an admired civic | ||
| leader with the passing of Dr. Leon Charles Hallman on January 14, | ||
| 2023, at the age of 85; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Leon Hallman was born in Dallas on May 8, 1937, to | ||
| Edgar and Helen Frances Hallman; after starting his career as an | ||
| accountant, he changed course and earned his Ph.D. in geography | ||
| from the University of California, Los Angeles, before going to | ||
| work as a geography professor at Stephen F. Austin State | ||
| University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Hallman excelled as an educator at SFASU and was | ||
| promoted to leadership roles that included department chair and | ||
| director of the university's Office of International Studies, where | ||
| he coordinated exchange programs with countries such as China, | ||
| Japan, and Ukraine; he greatly enjoyed his work and remained | ||
| passionate about learning, creating, and traveling throughout his | ||
| life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active and engaged in his community, Dr. Hallman | ||
| served on the Nacogdoches Planning & Zoning Committee before he was | ||
| elected to the city commission, now known as the city council; he | ||
| was dedicated to promoting economic development, and he also served | ||
| on the advisory committee for the city's 2003 comprehensive plan; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Hallman belonged to a number of | ||
| civic and service clubs and held many positions in both the local | ||
| chamber of commerce and the Nacogdoches Rotary Club; he likewise | ||
| volunteered his time generously at the First United Methodist | ||
| Church, including as a member of the choir; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Hallman shared his devotion to civic life with | ||
| his wife of 43 years, Dr. Patsy Hallman, with whom he founded the | ||
| Texas Blueberry Festival in 1989; he conceived the idea for the | ||
| event as a means of generating business and paying tribute to local | ||
| blueberry farms, and it has since grown to attract tens of thousands | ||
| of attendees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Hallman's loving family further included his | ||
| children, Karen, Adaire, Dave, and Bethany, his "adopted" son, | ||
| Igor, his grandchildren, Scott, Margaret, Michael, Katherine, and | ||
| Alexandra, and his "adopted" grandchildren, Bryan and Vera; he was | ||
| preceded in death by his son, Dwayne; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man, a dynamic educator, and a | ||
| pillar of his community, Dr. Leon Hallman leaves behind a legacy of | ||
| service that will forever inspire those who were privileged to know | ||
| him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Leon Charles | ||
| Hallman 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 Dr. Leon | ||
| Charles Hallman. | ||
| Clardy | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 657 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
