Bill Text: TX HR839 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Jack Randal Barnes of Amarillo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR839 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR839-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Jack Randal Barnes of Amarillo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR839 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR839-Introduced.html
86R17198 KSM-D | ||
By: Price | H.R. No. 839 |
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
death of Jack Randal Barnes of Amarillo on December 28, 2018, at the | ||
age of 68; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jack Barnes was born on April 7, 1950, to Lester and | ||
Joyce Barnes, and he grew up with a twin brother, John, and two | ||
other siblings, Robert and Beverle; after graduating from Perryton | ||
High School, he answered his nation's call to duty and served in the | ||
U.S. Navy from 1971 to 1975; he went on to earn a bachelor's degree | ||
in business from West Texas A&M University and then reenlisted in | ||
the navy, serving until his retirement at the rank of chief petty | ||
officer in 1995; and | ||
WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life, Mr. Barnes settled in | ||
Amarillo, where he taught mathematics at Tascosa High School until | ||
2009; he was a member of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Aviation | ||
Committee, founder and a former president of the Texas Aviation | ||
Historical Society, and 2009 Member of the Year of the Amarillo | ||
Downtown Kiwanis Club; he also taught for several summers with | ||
NASA's High School Aerospace Scholars Program at the Johnson Space | ||
Center, and for 20 years, he refereed high school football and | ||
basketball games all across the Panhandle region; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Barnes devoted much of his time and energy to | ||
honoring our nation's military veterans; in 2005, he cofounded | ||
America Supports You Texas (ASYT), a veterans support organization | ||
that was named the 2011 Outstanding Community Service Organization | ||
of the Year and the 2012 Outstanding Non-Profit of the Year by the | ||
Canyon Chamber of Commerce; he also played a leading role in the | ||
Honor Flight program, helping veterans visit war memorials in | ||
Washington, D.C.; and | ||
WHEREAS, After stepping down from ASYT, Mr. Barnes founded | ||
America-Celebrate, Honor and Serve (ACHS), which sponsors a | ||
Memorial Day Run for the Fallen and the Iwo Jima Memorial Flag Run | ||
at Palo Duro Canyon State Park, among other events; moreover, he | ||
helped lead the effort to obtain the Congressional Gold Medal for | ||
surviving crew members of the USS Indianapolis, and he was board | ||
president of the American Fallen Warrior Memorial Foundation and | ||
co-chair of the WTAMU Veterans Memorial Committee; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Barnes was the proud father of two children, | ||
John Randal Barnes and Rena Salek, and he was further blessed with | ||
four grandchildren, Taylor and Tanner Barnes and Bailey and Brooke | ||
Salek; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jack Barnes dedicated his life to the service of his | ||
country and his community, and he leaves behind a legacy that will | ||
continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jack Randal Barnes | ||
and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many 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 Jack Randal | ||
Barnes. |