Bill Text: TX SR209 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of William Henry Peckham III.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-30 - Reported enrolled [SR209 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR209-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| William Henry Peckham III | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of William Henry Peckham III, who died | ||
| February 15, 2021, at the age of 91; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man, a successful entrepreneur, | ||
| and a generous philanthropist, Bill Peckham was an esteemed | ||
| member of the community, and he enriched the lives of all who knew | ||
| him through his conscientious civic example; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bill Peckham was born in Houston on March 11, | ||
| 1929; he married Harriett Carlton in 1950, and they raised four | ||
| daughters on the family ranch in Richmond; he was blessed to find | ||
| love again with Elizabeth "Sissy" Sparks, whom he married in | ||
| 1968, and to this union his son was born; Bill and Sissy relocated | ||
| to Round Rock in 1983; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During his long and colorful career, Mr. Peckham | ||
| owned and operated such businesses as the West End Lumber Yard, | ||
| the Hamm's Beer Distributing Company, and Round Rock Travel and | ||
| Tours; he owned, bred, and raced some of the nation's greatest | ||
| quarter horse sires at Peckhamhurst Farm in Kentucky, and he and | ||
| Sissy opened the Commonwealth Race Course solely for quarter | ||
| horse racing; he also formed the Sprint Racing Commission; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bill Peckham contributed greatly to the Round | ||
| Rock community, and he enjoyed traveling the world and building | ||
| lasting memories with his family; he was a man of true vision, | ||
| generosity, and grit, and he will long be remembered with | ||
| profound admiration by all who were privileged to share in his | ||
| life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of William Henry Peckham III; 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 Bill Peckham. | ||
| Schwertner | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 30, 2021, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
