Bill Text: TX HR67 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Gregory Alan Lewis of Jacksboro.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR67 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR67-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 67 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the | ||
passing of Gregory Alan Lewis of Jacksboro on August 9, 2021, at the | ||
age of 54; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Elzie and Lenora Lewis, Greg Lewis was | ||
born on September 20, 1966, in Jacksboro, and he grew up in a loving | ||
Christian home with three siblings, Gevern, Lynette, and Laurie; | ||
while in elementary school, he began mowing lawns in the | ||
afternoons, developing a strong work ethic; he graduated from | ||
Jacksboro High School in 1985 and went on to earn a bachelor's | ||
degree from Tarleton State University four years later; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Lewis enjoyed a fulfilling career as the owner | ||
of GAL Horticulture Services, where he pursued his passion for | ||
transforming properties through landscape design; an avid | ||
outdoorsman, he also found pleasure in hunting, fishing, working | ||
with cattle, and taking in the beauty of sunrises and sunsets; and | ||
WHEREAS, On July 25, 1992, Mr. Lewis exchanged wedding vows | ||
with the love of his life, the former Jenilynn Barefield, with whom | ||
he shared nearly three decades of marriage; he was the devoted | ||
father of a son, Landon, and he especially treasured time spent with | ||
his family; a valued congregant of the First Baptist Church of | ||
Jacksboro, he served as a deacon, a Sunday school teacher, and a | ||
youth sponsor, and he was involved with numerous church ministries | ||
and community initiatives; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Greg Lewis is greatly missed, memories of | ||
his strength of character, his abiding faith, and his dedication to | ||
his loved ones remain to comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
Gregory Alan Lewis and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of | ||
his family: to his wife, Jenilynn Lewis; to his son, Landon Lewis; | ||
to his siblings, Gevern Lewis and his wife, Ronda, Lynette Shelton | ||
and her husband, Ricky, and Laurie Plaster; 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 Greg Lewis. | ||
Spiller | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 67 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on August 30, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||