Bill Text: TX HR97 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of H Scott Apley of Dickinson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR97 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR97-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 97 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Dickinson are mourning the tragic loss | ||
of city council member H Scott Apley, who passed away on August 4, | ||
2021, at the age of 45; and | ||
WHEREAS, A longtime champion of conservative principles and | ||
policies, H Scott Apley was a founding member of the Texas | ||
Federation of Young Republicans of Galveston County and served as | ||
its inaugural president; over the years, he generously volunteered | ||
his time as a member of the Clear Lake Area Republicans PAC board, | ||
as a Galveston County Republican Party precinct chair, and as a | ||
district chair for the State Republican Executive Committee; | ||
moreover, he represented Senate District 11 on the 2016 and 2018 | ||
platform committees for the Republican Party of Texas State | ||
Convention; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Apley also served on the board of the Clear Lake | ||
Tea Party, and in that role he worked hard to recruit prominent | ||
figures to speak in the area; in November 2020, he successfully ran | ||
for the Position 1 seat on the Dickinson City Council, and he ably | ||
served his fellow citizens until the time of his passing; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to being a staunch and outspoken | ||
supporter of conservative causes, Mr. Apley was admired for his | ||
strong religious faith and his devotion to his family; he was | ||
blessed with the love and support of his wife, Melissa, and five | ||
months before his passing, he was overjoyed to welcome his son, | ||
Reid, into his life; and | ||
WHEREAS, Scott Apley inspired those around him with his | ||
unwavering commitment to his ideals and his determination to | ||
benefit his community, state, and nation, and he leaves behind a | ||
legacy that will forever be cherished by his colleagues and loved | ||
ones; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of H | ||
Scott Apley and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his | ||
passing; 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 the memory of H Scott | ||
Apley. | ||
Cain | ||
Middleton | ||
Bonnen | ||
Paul | ||
Vasut | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 97 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on August 30, 2021. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||