Bill Text: TX HR764 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Wade Hampton Choate of San Angelo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-21 - Reported enrolled [HR764 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR764-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 764 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Wade Hampton Choate, Jr., of San Angelo, who died on | ||
| January 1, 2012, at the age of 83; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Choate was born in Fort Worth to Wade Hampton | ||
| Choate and Jessie Chambers Choate on December 20, 1928; after | ||
| leaving school, he worked at the Fort Worth stockyards before | ||
| joining the United States Navy at the age of 17; during his | ||
| enlistment in the armed forces, he saw duty in the South Pacific; | ||
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| WHEREAS, After settling back into civilian life, Wade Choate | ||
| married Martha Jean Lisby, and the couple moved to San Angelo to | ||
| pursue a life in the cattle business and to start a family; the | ||
| Choates became the proud parents of two children, Vic and Guy, and | ||
| enjoyed many happy years together; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In San Angelo, Mr. Choate and John Cargile partnered | ||
| on a handshake and ran the Concho Livestock Company together for | ||
| more than 40 years; later, Mr. Choate operated the Four L Cattle | ||
| Company with his son Vic; this seasoned cattleman developed a fine | ||
| ranch on Grape Creek, and he often told his grandchildren that if | ||
| they, like him, did a job they loved, they would never have to work a | ||
| day in their life; in 1990, at the urging of Elmer Kelton and other | ||
| friends, Mr. Choate published Swappin' Cattle, a memoir of his | ||
| years in the cattle business; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Held in high regard in the San Angelo community, Mr. | ||
| Choate was a founding member of College Hills Christian Church and a | ||
| staunch supporter of West Texas Boys Ranch; he served as Roundup | ||
| chair for the ranch, and he and his wife cohosted the first annual | ||
| Boys Ranch Dance; in recognition of his many contributions to the | ||
| organization, he was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award by the | ||
| Boys Ranch board of directors; Mr. Choate was also affiliated with | ||
| the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the | ||
| National Cattlemen's Beef Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Wade Choate embodied the spirit of a land where hard | ||
| work, fair dealing, and a readiness to help others are fundamental | ||
| values, and those who were blessed to share in his love and | ||
| friendship will forever carry him close in their hearts; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Wade Hampton Choate, | ||
| Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to | ||
| his wife, Martha Jean Lisby Choate; to his children, Vic Choate and | ||
| his wife, Cathy, and Guy Choate and his wife, Eva; to his | ||
| grandchildren, Taylor Choate, Courtney Nagel and her husband, Eric, | ||
| Anne Marie Choate, and Michael Choate and his wife, Natalie; to his | ||
| great-grandchild, Rewk Nagel; to his sisters, Doris George and | ||
| Carlie Wilson; and to his many other friends and relatives; 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 Wade | ||
| Hampton Choate, Jr. | ||
| Darby | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 764 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 20, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
