Bill Text: TX HCR7 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: In memory of William Douglas Jefferson of San Antonio.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-19 - Signed by the Governor [HCR7 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HCR7-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.C.R. No. 7
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 
         WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to
  a close with the passing of William Douglas Jefferson of San Antonio
  on June 26, 2013, at the age of 81; and
         WHEREAS, Born in Chicago on January 30, 1932, Bill Jefferson
  was the son of William and Johnnie Mae Jefferson; the hardships of
  the Great Depression prompted the family to move to Milwaukee
  during his childhood, and he later attended the University of
  Wisconsin, where he was a member of the football team; he left
  college to enlist in the United States Air Force during the Korean
  War, beginning a military career that ultimately spanned more than
  two decades; he was promoted to technical sergeant within four
  years and went on to join the officer ranks; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Jefferson met his future wife, Joyce Virginia
  Olivier, when he was a teenager, and he corresponded with her
  regularly from postings around the world; in July 1954, he used his
  leave to fly to Buffalo, New York, to see her, and they married two
  weeks later; the couple became the proud parents of six children,
  Roxanne, Darrell, Lamont, Celeste, Wallace, and Leah; and
         WHEREAS, During his years in uniform, Mr. Jefferson was
  stationed in England, Japan, and Guam as well as in Colorado, New
  Mexico, Nebraska, Massachusetts, California, and Washington; while
  excelling in his military duties, he found time to complete his
  bachelor's degree at the University of Puget Sound in 1962 and to
  earn his master's degree in political science from St. Mary's
  University eight years later; he retired at the rank of major in
  1972 and then became a certified life underwriter and chartered
  financial planner for Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company; he
  also taught political science as an adjunct professor at St.
  Philip's College and San Antonio College; and
         WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan advocated powerfully for the
  responsibilities of citizenship in a letter published in Time 
  magazine in 1968, and he embraced those obligations wholeheartedly
  throughout his life; he volunteered with the Salvation Army for
  decades and served on the board of St. Peter-St. Joseph Children's
  Home, and he was a longtime member of the Friends of the San Antonio
  Public Library; a devout Catholic, he was a Eucharistic minister at
  Freedom Chapel at Lackland Air Force Base for more than 40 years;
  and
         WHEREAS, In his free time, Mr. Jefferson enjoyed pursuing
  genealogical studies; he discovered that one of his ancestors,
  Shedrick Willis, was enslaved to a state court judge in Waco in the
  1800s, and he marveled at the irony that one of his own sons,
  Wallace B. Jefferson, became chief justice of the Supreme Court of
  Texas; and
         WHEREAS, Bill Jefferson brought joy to innumerable people
  through his warm smile and gentle, caring ways; although he will be
  deeply missed, those who were privileged to know him will continue
  to find inspiration in their memories of his profound devotion to
  his family, his faith, and his country; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas,
  2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of William
  Douglas Jefferson and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
  family: to his wife, Joyce Jefferson; to his children, Roxanne
  Jones, Darrell Jefferson, Lamont Jefferson, Chief Justice Wallace
  Jefferson, and Leah Chapa; to his grandchildren and
  great-grandchildren; to his sister, Ollie Price; and to his other
  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
  William Douglas Jefferson.
 
  Larson
  Price
 
 
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
 
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
 
Alonzo Gooden Otto
 
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
 
Anchia Guillen Parker
 
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
 
Ashby Harless Perez
 
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
 
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
 
Bohac Herrero Pickett
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
 
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
 
Branch Huberty Raney
 
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
 
Burnam Hunter Raymond
 
Button Isaac Reynolds
 
Callegari Johnson Riddle
 
Canales Kacal Ritter
 
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
 
Clardy King of Parker Rose
 
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
 
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
 
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
 
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
 
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
 
Creighton Krause Simmons
 
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
 
Dale Larson Smith
 
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
 
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
 
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
 
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
 
Deshotel Longoria Strama
 
Dukes Lozano Taylor
 
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
 
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
 
Elkins Martinez Toth
 
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
 
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
 
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miles Villalba
 
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
 
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morrison White
 
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
 
Giddings Murphy Wu
 
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
 
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 7 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the House on July 11, 2013.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 7 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the Senate on July 19, 2013.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor       
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