Bill Text: TX HR1428 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Roy Thomas Pitcock Sr. of Graham.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-04 - Reported enrolled [HR1428 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1428-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1428 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Graham are mourning the loss of admired | ||
| civic leader Roy Thomas Pitcock Sr., who passed away on March 17, | ||
| 2017, at the age of 87; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Louis and Medora Pitcock, Roy Pitcock was | ||
| born in Sylvester on March 20, 1929; he graduated from Graham High | ||
| School and completed his bachelor's degree in geology at Texas | ||
| Christian University; on October 16, 1955, he married Jacqueline | ||
| Garrison, and they became the parents of three daughters, Lindy, | ||
| Melissa, and Allison; over the years, Mr. Pitcock also knew the joy | ||
| of welcoming four grandchildren, Jeffery, Ryan, Bailey, and Jordan, | ||
| and five great-grandchildren, Hailey, Thomas, Ben, Lily, and | ||
| Hamlin, into his treasured family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Pitcock began his career as a well-site | ||
| geologist with his father's company, Rankin, Pitcock, and Karper; | ||
| in 1957, he joined another family venture, Louis Pitcock Drilling | ||
| Company, and he became president of its successor firm, Pitcock | ||
| Incorporated, in 1969, upon the death of his father; over the course | ||
| of more than six decades in the industry, he served in numerous | ||
| leadership roles, including president of the West Central Texas Oil | ||
| and Gas Association and director of the North Texas Oil and Gas | ||
| Association, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the | ||
| Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, and the North Texas Geological | ||
| Society; he was appointed by three governors to the Interstate Oil | ||
| and Gas Compact Commission, and he received the prestigious | ||
| Wildcatter Award from the WCTOGA and the Distinguished Service | ||
| Award from the TAEP; in 1997, he was inducted into the TCU Hall of | ||
| Fame; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Mr. Pitcock | ||
| served as a trustee of the Graham Independent School District, as a | ||
| member of the Young County Appraisal Tax Board, and as a Graham city | ||
| alderman for two terms; he also served as president of the Graham | ||
| Lions Club and as a member of the boards of many organizations, | ||
| among them the Graham Chamber of Commerce and the Graham Industrial | ||
| Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan gave freely of his time and | ||
| expertise to better his industry and his community, and he leaves a | ||
| record of professional and civic contributions that his loved ones | ||
| can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Roy Thomas Pitcock Sr. | ||
| and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn his passing; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Roy Thomas | ||
| Pitcock Sr. | ||
| Springer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1428 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 27, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
