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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Graham are mourning the loss of admired |
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civic leader Roy Thomas Pitcock Sr., who passed away on March 17, |
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2017, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Louis and Medora Pitcock, Roy Pitcock was |
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born in Sylvester on March 20, 1929; he graduated from Graham High |
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School and completed his bachelor's degree in geology at Texas |
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Christian University; on October 16, 1955, he married Jacqueline |
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Garrison, and they became the parents of three daughters, Lindy, |
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Melissa, and Allison; over the years, Mr. Pitcock also knew the joy |
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of welcoming four grandchildren, Jeffery, Ryan, Bailey, and Jordan, |
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and five great-grandchildren, Hailey, Thomas, Ben, Lily, and |
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Hamlin, into his treasured family; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Pitcock began his career as a well-site |
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geologist with his father's company, Rankin, Pitcock, and Karper; |
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in 1957, he joined another family venture, Louis Pitcock Drilling |
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Company, and he became president of its successor firm, Pitcock |
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Incorporated, in 1969, upon the death of his father; over the course |
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of more than six decades in the industry, he served in numerous |
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leadership roles, including president of the West Central Texas Oil |
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and Gas Association and director of the North Texas Oil and Gas |
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Association, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the |
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Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, and the North Texas Geological |
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Society; he was appointed by three governors to the Interstate Oil |
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and Gas Compact Commission, and he received the prestigious |
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Wildcatter Award from the WCTOGA and the Distinguished Service |
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Award from the TAEP; in 1997, he was inducted into the TCU Hall of |
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Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Mr. Pitcock |
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served as a trustee of the Graham Independent School District, as a |
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member of the Young County Appraisal Tax Board, and as a Graham city |
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alderman for two terms; he also served as president of the Graham |
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Lions Club and as a member of the boards of many organizations, |
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among them the Graham Chamber of Commerce and the Graham Industrial |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan gave freely of his time and |
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expertise to better his industry and his community, and he leaves a |
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record of professional and civic contributions that his loved ones |
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can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Roy Thomas Pitcock Sr. |
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and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Roy Thomas |
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Pitcock Sr. |
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Springer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1428 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 27, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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