Bill Text: TX SR137 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulating Forney Fenimore "John" Lawing Jr. of Tyler on his 80th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-07 - Reported enrolled [SR137 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR137-Introduced.html
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| By: Hughes | S.R. No. 137 | |
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| WHEREAS, The 80th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed | ||
| cause for celebration, and Forney Fenimore Lawing Jr. of Tyler | ||
| reached that impressive milestone in his life on January 8, 2023; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Born in 1943 in Charlotte, North Carolina, "John" | ||
| Lawing grew up in Hartsville, South Carolina; in high school, he was | ||
| a talented running back on the football team, and he went on to earn | ||
| a bachelor's degree in psychology at Wofford College, where he met | ||
| his future wife, Judith Cottingham; the couple married in 1966, and | ||
| they raised a daughter, Stacey Lawing; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Lawing were teachers in Spartanburg, | ||
| South Carolina, before they moved to Myrtle Beach in 1968; | ||
| Mr. Lawing received a master's degree from Webster University in | ||
| 1977 and enjoyed a rewarding career in administration at what is now | ||
| known as Horry-Georgetown Technical College; he served as the dean | ||
| of the Myrtle Beach campus before retiring in 1996; and | ||
| WHEREAS, That same year, Mr. and Mrs. Lawing moved to Tyler | ||
| to live closer to their daughter and her husband, Dr. Gerald Gray, | ||
| and today their family also includes two grandchildren, Gerald Gray | ||
| Jr. and Holly Gray; in his leisure time, Mr. Lawing has enjoyed | ||
| traveling and playing golf; a man of deep faith, he was a deacon at | ||
| Ocean View Baptist church in Myrtle Beach, and he is currently a | ||
| member of Green Acres Baptist Church, where he participates in | ||
| Sunday school class; and | ||
| WHEREAS, John Lawing is a source of wisdom and inspiration to | ||
| all who are privileged to know him, and it is indeed a pleasure to | ||
| honor him for eight decades of life well lived; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
| hereby congratulate Forney Fenimore Lawing Jr. on the occasion of | ||
| his 80th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Lawing as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| Senate. | ||
