Bill Text: TX HR987 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Harry Edward Wille, Jr., of Clute.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-15 - Reported enrolled [HR987 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR987-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 987 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The residents of Brazoria County lost a dedicated | ||
| community servant with the passing of Harry Edward Wille, Jr., of | ||
| Clute on January 3, 2010, at the age of 76, and in 2011 Mr. Wille was | ||
| posthumously honored with the Philanthropic Memorial Award by the | ||
| Community Foundation of Brazoria County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in New Orleans on July 2, 1933, to Harry and | ||
| Eula Wille, Harry Wille earned a bachelor of science degree from | ||
| McNeese State University in Louisiana; he came to the Brazosport | ||
| area in 1991, and quickly involved himself in civic and community | ||
| affairs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Using his skills as a certified public accountant, | ||
| Mr. Wille put his expertise to work for various nonprofit | ||
| organizations; known as a person who got things done, he served as | ||
| president of the Brazosport Rotary Club in 1996 and 1997 and as | ||
| treasurer for many years and was named a Rotary International Paul | ||
| Harris Fellow and sustaining member; he was also a trustee of the | ||
| Brazosport Planetarium and a member of the executive committee of | ||
| the Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Wille further shared his time and talents as an | ||
| elected member of the Brazosport College board of regents for more | ||
| than a decade, and he supported the college through contributions | ||
| to its scholarship programs, fund-raising campaigns, and music | ||
| performance center; with his wife, he volunteered with the | ||
| Southwest SIDS Research Institute, and he gathered donations for | ||
| many worthy causes by hosting shrimp and crawfish boils and seafood | ||
| gumbo dinners; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted participant in numerous church programs, | ||
| Mr. Wille served as treasurer of the First United Methodist Church | ||
| in Lake Jackson; he was known for his quiet and unassuming manner, | ||
| his willingness to donate extraordinary time and effort, and his | ||
| steadfast belief in serving his fellow man; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of a | ||
| man's life, some individuals leave their unmistakable mark on the | ||
| world as they move through it, and Harry Wille's contributions to | ||
| his community will long resonate in the lives of all who knew him; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Harry Edward Wille, | ||
| Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to | ||
| his wife of 55 years, Peggy; to his children, Cindy Waldrip and her | ||
| husband, John, and Mark Wille; to his grandchildren, Ryan Bordelon | ||
| and his wife, Janna, Kevin Bordelon, Jennifer Daigrepont, and James | ||
| Daigrepont; to his great-grandchildren, Ayden, Kaleb, Elijuah, | ||
| Jaelynn, and Alana; to his brothers, Alton Wille and his wife, Judy, | ||
| and Clarence Wille and his wife, Sheila; to his sisters, Margie | ||
| Peters, Darlene Nall, and Faye Smith; 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 Harry | ||
| Wille. | ||
| Bonnen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 987 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 7, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
