Bill Text: TX SR19 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ramsay Gillman of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-09 - Reported enrolled [SR19 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR19-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Ramsay Gillman | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
citizens of Houston in mourning the loss of noted businessman and | ||
philanthropist Ramsay Gillman, who died June 3, 2011, at the age | ||
of 67; and | ||
WHEREAS, A sixth-generation Texan, Ramsay Gillman was born | ||
February 1, 1944, in Houston; he began his long and distinguished | ||
career in the automobile industry working in the parts department | ||
of his father's Pontiac dealership; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Gillman became an authorized dealer in 1967 | ||
after attending the General Motors Dealer Management Institute | ||
and other specialized schools; he went on to create the Gillman | ||
Companies, one of the largest privately held automobile | ||
dealership groups in the country; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Gillman played an | ||
important leadership role in the automobile industry, serving | ||
for a decade as a director of the National Automobile Dealers | ||
Association, including a term as its president; he also served as | ||
president of the Houston Automobile Dealers Association and as | ||
vice president of the Texas Automobile Dealers Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Gillman won numerous awards over the course of | ||
his career, including the lifetime achievement Automotive | ||
Legends Award from the Texas Automobile Dealers Association; he | ||
was appointed by Governor Mark White to serve as vice chairman of | ||
the Texas Motor Vehicle Commission and by Governor Rick Perry to | ||
serve on the board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; and | ||
WHEREAS, Among the many charitable and philanthropic | ||
causes to which he generously donated his time and resources were | ||
the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Youth Scholarship Program, | ||
the Fort Bend County Women's Center, the Earning by Learning | ||
Program, the Ronald McDonald House, the Muscular Dystrophy | ||
Association, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the Sickle Cell | ||
Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and compassion, he | ||
will be long remembered for his warm and loyal friendship, his | ||
love of the outdoors, his exceptional storytelling abilities, | ||
and his enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest; and | ||
WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and | ||
grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured | ||
forever by his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
condolences to the bereaved family of Ramsay Gillman: his | ||
beloved wife of 35 years, Stevie Gillman; his daughter and | ||
son-in-law, Stacey and Frank Wimbish; his sons and | ||
daughter-in-law Jason and Brittany Gillman and Christopher | ||
Gillman; and his grandchildren; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
memory of Ramsay Gillman. | ||
Huffman | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on June 9, 2011, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |