Bill Text: TX SR36 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of John Hamshire Williams.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-27 - Reported enrolled [SR36 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR36-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| John Hamshire Williams | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of John Hamshire Williams, who died on | ||
| October 20, 2023, at the age of 90; and | ||
| WHEREAS, John Williams was born on October 17, 1933, in El | ||
| Paso, and in 1941, he moved with his family to Pecos; he | ||
| experienced the joys of rural living while growing up on his | ||
| family's farm before attending Saint Edward's High School, and he | ||
| went on to study at The University of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A gifted student and athlete, he played on the | ||
| university's 1952 football team and participated in the Reserve | ||
| Officers' Training Corps program; John graduated in 1957 with a | ||
| degree in mechanical engineering, and he was commissioned as a | ||
| second lieutenant in the United States Air Force and was later | ||
| accepted into Harvard Business School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, John worked for several years for the Western | ||
| Company before beginning a long and successful career of more | ||
| than three decades in the securities industry; over the course of | ||
| his career, he gained valuable experience working for a number of | ||
| different firms in places like San Antonio and Dallas, and he | ||
| came to be regarded as a trusted expert and a respected leader in | ||
| his field; and | ||
| WHEREAS, John served in multiple executive and leadership | ||
| roles at firms in the industry and in professional organizations, | ||
| and he retired from his career in the securities industry in | ||
| 1999; guided by his natural talent for business and his | ||
| entrepreneurial spirit, John was instrumental in underwriting | ||
| Clear Channel Communications, CCU; he served with distinction as | ||
| director of the successful, multimillion-dollar company until | ||
| 2008, when it was sold to an investment group; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to his rewarding professional | ||
| endeavors, John delighted in traveling with his family to visit | ||
| Pecos and on skiing and quail-hunting trips; among his favorite | ||
| pastimes, he enjoyed golfing and congregating with his closest | ||
| friends at Rivercrest Country Club in Fort Worth, and he was a | ||
| founding member of the Arlington Heights Cribbage Club; during | ||
| the holiday season, John took great care in preparing his | ||
| specialty pecans, which he delivered and shipped to his many | ||
| friends around the globe; and | ||
| WHEREAS, John was an adoring father to his three children, | ||
| whom he shared with Suzanne Smith, his first wife and a cherished | ||
| friend and companion in his later years; he was blessed to enjoy 27 | ||
| years of marriage with his beloved second wife, the late Anne | ||
| McLean, until the time of her passing in 2012, and he treasured his | ||
| grandchildren and his many loving extended family members; and | ||
| WHEREAS, John's wisdom, warmth, and determined spirit were | ||
| a source of strength and comfort to his family and countless | ||
| friends, and he leaves behind an inspiring legacy and many | ||
| precious memories that will be forever treasured by his loved | ||
| ones and by all who were privileged to know him and to share in | ||
| his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
| condolences to the bereaved family of John Hamshire Williams; | ||
| 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 John Williams. | ||
| Hancock | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on November 27, 2023, | ||
| by a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
