Bill Text: TX SR10 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Arthur Jim Green Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-18 - Reported enrolled [SR10 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR10-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Arthur Jim Green Jr. | ||
WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with | ||
the passing of Arthur Jim Green Jr. of Powderly on May 31, 2017, | ||
at the age of 92; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Arthur and Effie Green, Arthur Green | ||
Jr. was born on June 5, 1924, in Wood County, and he grew up in the | ||
company of his four siblings, Tilman, Lon, Freda, and Joe Bob; | ||
possessed of the courage that marked the finest members of his | ||
generation, he joined the United States Navy during World War II | ||
and served on the USS Epping Forest in the Pacific theater; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following an honorable discharge from the | ||
military, Mr. Green began a successful career with the Dallas | ||
Fire Department in 1948; he retired as a captain in 1975, after 27 | ||
years of dedicated service; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Green married the former Ada Lee "Tot" | ||
Treadway on July 16, 1944, and the couple went on to share a | ||
rewarding marriage that spanned seven decades, until her passing | ||
in 2015; Mr. Green was the proud father of four children, Judy, | ||
Danny, Bonnie, and Connie, and over the years, he had the pleasure | ||
of welcoming 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren into | ||
his family; a man of strong faith, he was a valued congregant and | ||
deacon at Chicota Baptist Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his family, his community, | ||
and his country, Arthur Green earned the respect and admiration | ||
of all who were fortunate enough to know him, and he will forever | ||
be a source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Arthur Jim Green Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his | ||
family and friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do | ||
so in memory of Arthur Green. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on July 18, 2017, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |