Bill Text: TX HCR32 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: In memory of Lyman Bartlett "Bart" Hotchkiss of Midland.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-18 - Filed [HCR32 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HCR32-Introduced.html
| 89R6657 AMB-D | ||
| By: Craddick | H.C.R. No. 32 | |
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| WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Lyman Bartlett Hotchkiss of Midland on October 27, 2024, | ||
| at the age of 80; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Dr. Dewitt H. Hotchkiss and Esther | ||
| Hotchkiss, Bart Hotchkiss was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on | ||
| November 24, 1943, and he grew up in Houston with the companionship | ||
| of his brother, Pete; he attended the Kinkaid School, and after | ||
| graduating from Culver Military Academy in Indiana, he continued | ||
| his education at Southwestern University, where he met his future | ||
| wife, the former Sharla Earl; the couple shared six decades of | ||
| marriage and welcomed into their family two children, Bret and | ||
| Erin, and three grandchildren, Brendan, Christopher, and | ||
| Elizabeth; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Hotchkiss worked in sales in Houston and Lubbock | ||
| following his graduation from college, and in 1971, he and his | ||
| family moved to Midland; in the ensuing years, he sold computers and | ||
| ran a garage door company; he also earned his real estate license | ||
| and began buying and selling properties, managing rentals, and | ||
| flipping houses alongside his wife; in 1983, he opened Murray's | ||
| Deli in downtown Midland, followed by several other locations and a | ||
| bakery, and he went on to establish a retail business called The | ||
| Fire Place before retiring; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Engaged in his community, Mr. Hotchkiss gave | ||
| generously of his time by volunteering with his church, local | ||
| schools and PTAs, and a number of other organizations, including | ||
| Hospice of Midland, Keep Midland Beautiful, Master Gardeners, the | ||
| Museum of the Southwest, and United Way; in addition, he served on | ||
| the Midland City Council and as mayor pro tempore, and he further | ||
| distinguished himself as chair of the Midland Planning and Zoning | ||
| Commission, chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission, and a | ||
| member of the Oil and Gas Advisory Committee; in his leisure hours, | ||
| he enjoyed traveling and spending time with his loved ones, and he | ||
| was known for his exceptional cooking skills; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Admired for his devotion to his family, his | ||
| generosity of spirit, and his joyous zest for life, Bart Hotchkiss | ||
| enriched the lives of all who knew him, and they will forever hold | ||
| him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lyman Bartlett Hotchkiss and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to his relatives and many friends; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of | ||
| Bart Hotchkiss. | ||
