Bill Text: TX SR49 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Stanley McKenzie.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-04 - Reported enrolled [SR49 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR49-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Stanley McKenzie | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of Dr. Stanley McKenzie, who died July 21, | ||
2021, at the age of 76; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born October 6, 1944, Stan McKenzie was a revered | ||
citizen who led a rewarding life as a devoted Christian and an | ||
Episcopal supervisor of missions; he was also a professional | ||
basketball player and a successful businessman; and | ||
WHEREAS, Stan McKenzie graduated from New York University, | ||
where he was a star basketball player, and he was drafted into the | ||
National Basketball Association in 1966; he played guard for the | ||
Baltimore Bullets, the Phoenix Suns, the Portland Trailblazers, | ||
and the Houston Rockets; and | ||
WHEREAS, After his professional basketball career, | ||
Dr. McKenzie served in business management positions | ||
specializing in human resources and personnel services, and he | ||
oversaw operations and budgets for several successful | ||
corporations; and | ||
WHEREAS, He followed a new calling in 2000, when he became | ||
the first male supervisor of the Missions and Children's Work of | ||
the Women's Missionary Society in the African Methodist | ||
Episcopal Church; as a supervisor of missions, he guided | ||
beneficial programs and projects in the 18th, 13th, and 10th | ||
Episcopal Districts, which brought life-saving services to | ||
several African countries and resulted in thriving youth | ||
programs and community initiatives in Texas, Tennessee, and | ||
Kentucky; he was also proud to have established a scholarship | ||
program for students attending Paul Quinn College; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed religious leader shared a life of | ||
faithful Christian service with Bishop Vashti McKenzie, his | ||
devoted wife of more than 40 years; they were blessed with three | ||
children, and their two grandchildren brought him great pride and | ||
joy; and | ||
WHEREAS, Stan McKenzie was an active member of several | ||
civic and professional organizations and a longtime member of the | ||
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; his many accolades include his | ||
induction into the New York University Hall of Fame and a | ||
lifetime achievement award; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of wisdom and generosity, Stan McKenzie was | ||
an exceptional missionary who helped countless people to survive | ||
their individual struggles; he was beloved by many, and he will | ||
long be remembered with deep respect and 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, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
condolences to the bereaved family of Dr. Stanley McKenzie; 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 Stan McKenzie. | ||
West | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on August 4, 2021, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |