Bill Text: TX SR345 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker in honor of James Sherwood Lucas and his son, Alfred T. Lucas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-01 - Reported enrolled [SR345 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR345-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join the Harris County Historical Commission and the citizens of | ||
| Houston in celebrating the dedication of an Official Texas | ||
| Historical Marker in honor of James Sherwood Lucas and his son, | ||
| Alfred T. Lucas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, James Lucas immigrated to the United States from | ||
| Liverpool, England, with his wife and four children, and by 1873, | ||
| the family had settled in Houston; over the next 18 years, Mr. | ||
| Lucas built a lasting testament to his talents as a brick mason | ||
| and contractor, as seen in the brick work of the 1883 Preston | ||
| Street Bridge and the 1884 Houston Cotton Exchange Building; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By the age of 16, Alfred Lucas was working as an | ||
| apprentice to his father, and after James Lucas's death, Alfred | ||
| continued the family's contracting business; Alfred's many | ||
| accomplishments included working with Eugene T. Heiner on the | ||
| 1896 Harris County Jail and Criminal Court Building and the 1899 | ||
| Lavaca County Courthouse; in addition, while working with John | ||
| Stadler, he built three private homes and 10 professional | ||
| buildings, including the Houston Light Armory, the Henke and | ||
| Company Store, the Magnolia and American Breweries, and the | ||
| Houston Waterworks pump house; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Alfred Lucas helped build several of the city's | ||
| famed cultural institutions, such as the 1895 City Auditorium; | ||
| his company, Lucas Brick Works, paved many of the streets in | ||
| Houston with bricks made at the company's yard on Buffalo Bayou | ||
| near Shepherd and San Felipe; and | ||
| WHEREAS, James and Alfred Lucas, two generations of | ||
| talented brick masons, left a legacy of craftsmanship that aided | ||
| in the urbanization and development of Houston, and it is truly | ||
| fitting that a historical marker be dedicated in their honor; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the contributions of James | ||
| Sherwood Lucas and Alfred T. Lucas to the City of Houston and | ||
| extend to the Harris County Historical Commission best wishes for | ||
| a memorable Official Texas Historical Marker dedication | ||
| ceremony; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Garcia | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 1, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
