Bill Text: TX HR873 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Charles Beggs Moncrief.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-05 - Reported enrolled [HR873 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR873-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 873 |
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WHEREAS, The life of an esteemed oilman, rancher, and | ||
philanthropist drew to a close with the passing of Charles Beggs | ||
Moncrief on January 6, 2021, at the age of 71; and | ||
WHEREAS, Charlie Moncrief was born on September 3, 1949, to | ||
W. A. and Deborah Moncrief, and grew up with seven siblings, Monty, | ||
Herbert, Tom, Dickie, Bill, Harry, and Debbie; a 1967 graduate of | ||
the Culver Military Academy, he attended The University of Texas | ||
and earned a geology degree from Texas Christian University; he | ||
proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps and as a U.S. Marshal; and | ||
WHEREAS, Working alongside his father, Mr. Moncrief | ||
dedicated his efforts to growing the family business at Moncrief | ||
Oil, Montex Drilling Company, and Moncrief Ranches; he provided | ||
tireless support to the William A. and Elizabeth B. Moncrief | ||
Foundation, and he belonged to the All-American Wildcatters | ||
Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Moncrief was admired for his charitable giving | ||
to education, health care, and the arts; moreover, he was the second | ||
longest-serving executive committee member for the Fort Worth Stock | ||
Show & Rodeo, and over the course of his 47-year tenure, he assumed | ||
such leadership roles as livestock show superintendent; he was also | ||
a TCU trustee and a member of the State Fair of Texas board of | ||
directors; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Moncrief was blessed with | ||
the love and support of his wife of four decades, Kit, his five | ||
children, B. B., Michelle, Gloria, Adelaide, and Celia, and his 10 | ||
grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of faith and principled leadership, Charlie | ||
Moncrief benefited his fellow Texans in myriad ways, and his | ||
contributions to the Fort Worth community will be appreciated for | ||
years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Charles Beggs | ||
Moncrief and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his | ||
family: to his father, W. A. "Tex" Moncrief Jr.; to his wife, Kit | ||
Tennison Moncrief; to his daughters, B. B. Moncrief, Michelle | ||
Moncrief, Gloria Moncrief Holmsten and her husband, Erich, Adelaide | ||
Royer and her husband, Charlie, and Celia Browning and her husband, | ||
Reagan; to his grandchildren, Monty, Kit, Gunni, Shirley, Minnie, | ||
Reed, Liz, Campbell, Carly, and Charlie; to his siblings, Tom, | ||
Dickie, and Bill Moncrief, Harry Johnson, and Debbie Ryan; and to | ||
his 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 Charlie | ||
Moncrief. | ||
Geren | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 873 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 30, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||