Bill Text: TX HR970 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Chuck Demoney of Waxahachie.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-15 - Reported enrolled [HR970 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR970-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 970 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Admired Waxahachie community leader Charles Demoney | ||
| passed away on February 26, 2011, at the age of 72, leaving his | ||
| loved ones to reflect on a life that was rich in meaningful service; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Born on January 18, 1939, to Charles and Alice | ||
| Demoney in Fairplay, Colorado, Chuck Demoney worked in the airline | ||
| industry for 40 years, beginning as a ramp agent and rising to the | ||
| position of president and CEO of MGM Grand Air; after retiring, he | ||
| came to Waxahachie with his wife in 1993 and became the owner of | ||
| Gift Baskets, Etc., and the historic Hancock Building; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Demoney immediately became involved in the | ||
| community in a number of ways; he served as chair of the Downtown | ||
| Merchants Association and the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce, as | ||
| president of the Waxahachie Foundation and the Waxahachie Rotary | ||
| Club, and as a board member of the YMCA and chair of its capital | ||
| expansion campaign; he further distinguished himself as a board | ||
| member for the Hope Clinic, the United Way, and Partners in | ||
| Education, and he cochaired the courthouse centennial celebration; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among the honors Mr. Demoney received for his | ||
| efforts were the YMCA Member of the Year award for the Dallas area | ||
| and the Mabel Frame Award from the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce, | ||
| which recognizes individuals who have positively impacted the local | ||
| tourism industry; he was also a supporter of Navarro College and | ||
| served on the advisory board for its Waxahachie campus; a man of | ||
| faith, he was an active member of the First United Methodist Church | ||
| of Waxahachie and contributed to its Builders Sunday school class; | ||
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| WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Demoney enjoyed the | ||
| love and support of his wife of 28 years, Judy, and he also enjoyed | ||
| the affection of the couple's four children, Jennifer, Autumn, Jim, | ||
| and Chip, as well as six grandchildren and three | ||
| great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Chuck Demoney dedicated | ||
| himself to making a positive difference in the world around him, and | ||
| his can-do spirit, caring heart, and gentle ways will continue to | ||
| inspire all those who had the good fortune to know him; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Chuck Demoney and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
| wife, Judy; to his daughters, Jennifer Demoney and Autumn Garvin | ||
| and her husband, Scott; to his sons, Jim Demoney and his wife, | ||
| Violetta, and Chip Demoney and his wife, Amber; to his sisters, | ||
| Beverly Stewart and Connie Slaven; to his grandchildren, Kara, | ||
| Jimmy, Sydney, Brooklyn, Jackie, and Arthur; to his | ||
| great-grandchildren, Tatum, Connor, and Braiden; 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 Chuck | ||
| Demoney. | ||
| Pitts | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 970 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 7, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
