Bill Text: TX SR5 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of James W. Vaughan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-18 - Reported enrolled [SR5 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR5-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| James W. Vaughan | ||
| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
| memories of James W. Vaughan of Clarksville, who died on May 29, | ||
| 2017, at the age of 95; and | ||
| WHEREAS, "Buddy" Vaughan was born in Clarksville on | ||
| October 15, 1921, to Mack and Areetta Hart Vaughan; he graduated | ||
| from Clarksville High School in 1938 and attended Paris Junior | ||
| College, where he was student council president and participated | ||
| in track and tennis; he also discovered a lifelong passion for | ||
| flying at Paris Junior College and went on to take advanced | ||
| flight instruction at Love Field in Dallas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During World War II, Mr. Vaughan served in the | ||
| United States Navy as a combat pilot aboard the aircraft carrier | ||
| USS Shangri-La; after the war, he flew with the Naval Reserve | ||
| while attending North Texas State University and The University | ||
| of Texas at Austin; he returned to active duty during the Korean | ||
| War, testing air-to-air missiles as a jet pilot; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Leaving the navy at the rank of lieutenant | ||
| commander, Mr. Vaughan returned to Clarksville, where he owned an | ||
| insurance agency and then served as manager of the Clarksville | ||
| Chamber of Commerce, as personnel director of the Baker and | ||
| Taylor Company, and as personnel director and company pilot for | ||
| Piggly Wiggly; he worked as a personnel consultant until his | ||
| retirement in 1998; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Vaughan was president of the local Rotary Club | ||
| and chamber of commerce, secretary of the Red River County | ||
| Industrial Foundation, and a member of the Agricultural | ||
| Improvement Association; he played a leading role in the | ||
| development of the industrial park, the county airport, and the | ||
| Langford Lake project; he was a member of the American Legion, | ||
| the VFW, and the McKenzie Memorial United Methodist Church; in | ||
| 1985, he received the George F. Sunkel Award for his outstanding | ||
| community service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Vaughan enjoyed the love | ||
| and support of his wife, the former Joan Sims, with whom he shared | ||
| six decades of marriage; they were the proud parents of two | ||
| children, James Vaughan Jr. and Clare Vaughan Rainey, and over | ||
| the years, Mr. Vaughan had the pleasure of welcoming two | ||
| grandchildren, Chris and Jennifer, and four great-grandchildren, | ||
| Madison, Cason, Cash, and Channing, into his family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A dedicated community leader and proud military | ||
| veteran, Buddy Vaughan lived a rich and purposeful life, and he | ||
| will forever be a source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of James W. Vaughan and extend condolences to his loved ones; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do | ||
| so in memory of Buddy Vaughan. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on July 18, 2017, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
