Bill Text: TX HR1782 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Victor Tinsley of Fort Worth.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1782 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1782-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1782 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their | ||
| memories of Victor Tinsley of Fort Worth, who passed away on | ||
| April 26, 2023, at the age of 87; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A fourth-generation native of Tarrant County, Vic | ||
| Tinsley was born in Fort Worth on September 24, 1935, to Victor and | ||
| Cleyone Tinsley, and he grew up with a brother, John; he graduated | ||
| from Paschal High School and The University of Texas, where he was | ||
| president of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and a Silver Spurs | ||
| member; he earned a master of business administration degree at | ||
| Texas Christian University, and he served with the Texas Air | ||
| National Guard from 1958 to 1964; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Tinsley worked for local manufacturers until | ||
| 1974, when he became a commercial real estate broker; in 1983, he | ||
| cofounded Ellis & Tinsley, Inc., and maintained an office with the | ||
| firm after selling his interest in 2013; widely respected, he | ||
| served on the boards of the Greater Fort Worth Association of | ||
| Realtors and the Society of Commercial Realtors, and he was | ||
| appointed by the city council to the Citizens Committee for Fort | ||
| Worth's Future; moreover, he taught management and business finance | ||
| courses at Tarrant County Junior College; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Tinsley benefited from the | ||
| love and support of his family, which included his 3 children, | ||
| Laura, Bill, and John, and his 10 grandchildren and 4 | ||
| great-grandchildren; he took many hunting and fishing trips to | ||
| Alaska, Mexico, and South America, and he enjoyed spending time | ||
| with his loved ones on the ranch he bought in Parker County; he was | ||
| also an avid reader of Texas and American Southwest history; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Admired for his wisdom and quick wit, Vic Tinsley | ||
| embraced life to the fullest, and he will long be remembered with | ||
| deep affection by all who were fortunate enough to know him; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Victor Tinsley and | ||
| extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
| children, Laura Adlis and her husband, David, Bill Tinsley and his | ||
| wife, Suzanne, and John C. Tinsley; to his former wife and close | ||
| friend, Hope Tinsley; to his grandchildren, Sarah Benedetti, Jacob, | ||
| Samuel, and Rachel Adlis, Preston Goodall, Madeline, Blake, and | ||
| Saige Tinsley, and Kason and Bailey Bakouris; to his | ||
| great-grandchildren, Stella and Violet Benedetti and Daniel and | ||
| Annika Adlis; and to his other relatives and 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Vic | ||
| Tinsley. | ||
| Geren | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1782 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 25, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
