Bill Text: TX HR8 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of George Granger MacDonald Jr. of Kerrville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR8 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR8-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 8 |
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of George Granger | ||
MacDonald Jr. of Kerrville were deeply saddened by his passing on | ||
June 17, 2020, at the age of 65; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of George and Jean MacDonald, Granger | ||
MacDonald was born in Austin on January 18, 1955; he earned diplomas | ||
from McCallum High School, the New Mexico Military Institute, and | ||
The University of Texas at Austin; along the way, he worked at his | ||
family's residential construction business, where he would | ||
eventually become a partner; and | ||
WHEREAS, After Mr. MacDonald took over the MacDonald | ||
Companies, the business began to focus on the need for affordable | ||
housing in rural communities, and in less than a decade, it was | ||
recognized as one of the nation's most successful home builders | ||
specializing in multifamily developments; Mr. MacDonald served his | ||
fellow professionals through his leadership positions with the | ||
Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers, the Texas | ||
Association of Builders, and the National Association of Home | ||
Builders, and in 2019, he was inducted into the Texas Housing Hall | ||
of Honor; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. MacDonald also contributed to the greater | ||
community; while residing in Austin, he served on the city's | ||
Environmental Board and Planning Commission and was a volunteer | ||
with Austin Aqua Festival and Laguna Gloria Art Museum Fiesta; in | ||
Kerrville, he was a member of the vestry of St. Peter's Episcopal | ||
Church and the boards of Habitat for Humanity, Schreiner | ||
University, and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority; and | ||
WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. MacDonald was devoted to his | ||
wife, Kathy, and their family, which included a son, Justin, two | ||
daughters, Christine and Sarah, and three grandchildren, Mary | ||
Kathleen, Brooks, and Finnegan; and | ||
WHEREAS, An engaged citizen, a dedicated family man, and an | ||
admired business leader, Granger MacDonald leaves behind a record | ||
of achievements that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of George Granger | ||
MacDonald Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his 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 Granger | ||
MacDonald. | ||
Murr | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 8 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on March 10, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||