Bill Text: TX HR1729 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Brian Green of Abilene.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR1729 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1729-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1729 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The city of Abilene lost a beloved resident with the | ||
| untimely passing of Brian Joseph Green on March 12, 2015, at the age | ||
| of 56; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Dayton, Ohio, on July 21, 1958, to Robert and | ||
| Gail Green, Brian Green grew up in Columbus and graduated from Upper | ||
| Arlington High School; he studied aeronautics at Ohio State | ||
| University and remained an ardent fan of the Buckeyes throughout | ||
| his life; after college, he went on to serve his country as a member | ||
| of the Air National Guard for nine years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Green first went to Abilene as an air force | ||
| contractor at Dyess Air Force Base and settled there permanently in | ||
| 1987; following his retirement from the military, he teamed up with | ||
| the Abilene Preservation League to renovate the Compton Building, | ||
| which he converted into an upscale restaurant; the opening of | ||
| Cypress Street Station in 1993 was an important step in the | ||
| revitalization of downtown Abilene, and the business was such a | ||
| success that Mr. Green later added Abilene Brewing Company, the | ||
| first brewery in the area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Devoted to his adopted hometown, Mr. Green gave | ||
| generously of his time and talents to a number of worthwhile | ||
| organizations, including the Abilene Youth Sports Authority, the | ||
| Abilene Chamber of Commerce, the Hendrick Medical Center | ||
| Foundation, and the Paramount Theatre; in addition, he brought the | ||
| Texas HOG motorcycle rally to Abilene as president of the Abilene | ||
| Convention and Visitors Bureau, and he worked with the city's | ||
| cultural affairs council to organize the Broadway in Abilene | ||
| series; a member of the Texas Restaurant Association and its | ||
| Abilene chapter, he was also instrumental in the establishment of a | ||
| culinary school in the city; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Caring and compassionate, Mr. Green took a personal | ||
| interest in his employees and others in the community, and he was | ||
| always ready to lend a hand to those in need; above all else, he | ||
| cherished the time he spent with his beloved daughter, Ryleigh; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of | ||
| one man's life, some people leave their unmistakable mark on the | ||
| world as they move through it, and Brian Green was indeed one such | ||
| individual; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Brian Green and | ||
| extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his | ||
| daughter, Ryleigh Ann Green; to his brothers, Robert J. Green Jr. | ||
| and his wife, Marcy, Jeffrey A. Green and his wife, Cathy, and John | ||
| T. Green and his wife, Angie; to his nieces, Cara, Elyse, and | ||
| Jacquelin; to his nephews, Nick, Dylan, Gabriel, and Mason; to his | ||
| friend, Dr. Shelley Wayne-Bruton; to his Cypress Street family; and | ||
| to his other friends and relatives; 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 Brian | ||
| Green. | ||
| King of Taylor | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1729 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 7, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
