Bill Text: TX SR337 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing William Henry Peckham III on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-07 - Reported enrolled [SR337 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR337-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize William Henry Peckham III on the grand occasion of his | ||
| 90th birthday; and | ||
| WHEREAS, William Peckham was born on March 11, 1929, in | ||
| Houston; his distinguished family tree includes many notable | ||
| state and national leaders, among them United States Supreme | ||
| Court Justice Rufus Wheeler Peckham; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Peckham enjoyed a long and productive career | ||
| as an entrepreneur; his professional experience encompasses | ||
| ownership of several businesses, including the Hamm's Beer | ||
| Distributing Company in Fort Bend County, West End Lumber, | ||
| Peckhamhurst Farm, and Round Rock Travel and Tours, a business | ||
| that was named Round Rock Small Business of the Year in 2015 and | ||
| is now owned by his son; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Peckham has been blessed with a wonderful | ||
| family; his five children, 11 grandchildren, and five | ||
| great-grandchildren are a source of great pride and joy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A true Renaissance man, Mr. Peckham has played | ||
| basketball against the Harlem Globetrotters, owned and cared for | ||
| an array of exotic animals, and found notable success in the | ||
| horse-racing community; he is a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow and a | ||
| member of the Sons of the American Revolution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He has lived in Round Rock since 1982 and is a | ||
| respected and beloved member of the community, and his birthday | ||
| is indeed cause for celebration among his many friends and loved | ||
| ones; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize William Henry Peckham III as a | ||
| treasured citizen of the Lone Star State and extend to him | ||
| congratulations on his 90th birthday; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| him as a memento of this special day. | ||
| Schwertner | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 7, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
