Bill Text: TX HR2029 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Don McAskill of Jourdanton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-04 - Reported enrolled [HR2029 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR2029-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2029 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
| memories of Don McAskill of Jourdanton, who died on March 16, 2021, | ||
| at the age of 82; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Tom and Katie McAskill, Don McAskill was | ||
| born on May 19, 1938, in San Antonio, and he grew up with five | ||
| siblings on a farm near LaCoste; he married his high school | ||
| sweetheart, Shirley Bohl, in 1958, and the couple shared more than | ||
| six decades together; he was the proud father of four children, Pam, | ||
| Mike, Glenn, and the late Gregg McAskill, and he was blessed with | ||
| nine grandchildren, Drew, Griffin, Heath, Madison, Peyton, Landon, | ||
| Daniela, Carlee, and Darby, as well as five great-grandchildren, | ||
| Carson, Amelia, Lucah, Adeline, and Noah; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After graduating from LaCoste High School in 1956, | ||
| Mr. McAskill served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1962; returning to | ||
| civilian life, he earned master's degrees from St. Mary's | ||
| University, Our Lady of the Lake University, and Southern Methodist | ||
| University; he started his career in education as a history | ||
| teacher, driving instructor, counselor, and vice principal at | ||
| Southwest High School, and he went on to teach at Highlands High | ||
| School; he was also the social studies coordinator for the San | ||
| Antonio Independent School District and principal of W. W. White | ||
| Elementary School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1973, Mr. McAskill joined the Jourdanton | ||
| Independent School District, where he worked for nearly 40 years, | ||
| serving as a driver's education instructor and as principal of | ||
| Jourdanton Elementary school before ultimately retiring in 2001; | ||
| affectionately known as "Mr. Mac," he was an inspiring and lively | ||
| teacher and mentor to several generations of Jourdanton students; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a beloved educator, Don | ||
| McAskill lived a caring and purposeful life, and he leaves behind a | ||
| legacy that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Don McAskill and | ||
| extend heartfelt sympathy to his family 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Don | ||
| McAskill. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2029 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 31, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
