Bill Text: TX HR859 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Marshall Peters of Wellington.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR859 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR859-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Marshall Peters of Wellington.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR859 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR859-Introduced.html
86R17061 GM-D | ||
By: Springer | H.R. No. 859 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their | ||
memories of Marshall Peters of Wellington, who passed away on | ||
August 1, 2017, at the age of 88; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on April 3, 1929, in Collingsworth County, | ||
Marshall Peters was the son of Allen and Lucy Rowe Peters; he | ||
attended school in the Bean Hill community and went on to graduate | ||
from Wellington High School in 1946; on December 9, 1950, he | ||
exchanged wedding vows with the former Louise Lancaster, and the | ||
couple shared in the joy of raising two children, Judy and Mike, and | ||
later welcoming three additional generations into their family; and | ||
WHEREAS, Alongside his brother, David, Mr. Peters was the | ||
co-owner and co-operator of Southside Auto Salvage for 50 years; he | ||
served for more than three decades as secretary of the Greenbelt TV | ||
Translator System, and in 1972, he became one of the first | ||
volunteers with the newly formed Wellington Emergency Medical | ||
Service; a certified EMS and EMT instructor and coordinator, he led | ||
the agency as president for many years and was the Collingsworth | ||
County representative to the Panhandle Emergency Medical Service | ||
System for two decades; in addition, he was a charter member of the | ||
Texas Association of EMTs and a member of the Panhandle EMT | ||
Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Peters further contributed to such | ||
organizations as the Collingsworth County Museum, the Lions Club, | ||
and the American Heart Association's Panhandle Chapter, and he was | ||
a valued congregant of Calvary Baptist Church; in 1991, he had the | ||
great honor of receiving the Points of Light Award by the National | ||
Association of Counties, and he was recognized by the Collingsworth | ||
County Chamber of Commerce with its Man of the Year Award and other | ||
accolades; and | ||
WHEREAS, Marshall Peters lived a rich and purposeful life, | ||
and his example of devotion to his family, his faith, and his | ||
community will continue to inspire all those who knew him; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Marshall Peters and | ||
extend heartfelt 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 Marshall | ||
Peters. |