Bill Text: TX SR49 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Stanley McKenzie.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
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 | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on August 4, 2021, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
