Bill Text: TX HR2060 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of George Herman McGowan of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2060 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2060-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2060 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and | ||
| meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends | ||
| of George Herman McGowan of Houston, who passed away on April 2, | ||
| 2023, at the age of 93; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Samuel O. McGowan Sr. and Berniece | ||
| Ninian, George McGowan was born in Houston on October 18, 1929, and | ||
| he grew up in the Fifth Ward; he was a student at Phillis Wheatley | ||
| High School in 1945, when he joined the U.S. Army and served for | ||
| four months during World War II; he subsequently returned to | ||
| Wheatley High, graduating with honors in 1947 and going on to attend | ||
| Texas Southern University; in 1952, he rejoined the U.S. Army, | ||
| served during the Korean War, and attained the rank of master | ||
| sergeant; he concluded his service as a member of the U.S. Air Force | ||
| Reserve; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. McGowan enjoyed a 33-year career with the U.S. | ||
| Postal Service as a mail carrier; he was also a real estate | ||
| developer, and he played an important role in the construction of 17 | ||
| Fifth Ward properties and in the renovation of his church, Payne | ||
| Chapel AME; he was honored with the mayoral proclamation of George | ||
| Herman McGowan Day in Houston in February 2022; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. McGowan shared 55 years with his wife, Theresa, | ||
| until her death in 2006; he was the devoted father of five children, | ||
| Anthony, Theresa, Herman, Karen, and Nina, and he took tremendous | ||
| pride in his many grandchildren; in his 90s, he garnered thousands | ||
| of fans as sidekick "Paw Paw" to his grandson, Chef Kolby Kash, on | ||
| social media, offering entertaining commentary about their | ||
| culinary creations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his family, his faith, and his | ||
| community, George McGowan earned the lasting admiration and | ||
| affection of all who were privileged 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 George Herman McGowan | ||
| and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his | ||
| siblings, Samuel McGowan, Carrie Blackwell, and Linda Lane; to his | ||
| children, Anthony McGowan, Theresa Craft, Herman McGowan, Karen | ||
| Chandler, and Nina Muoneke; to his 12 grandchildren, 12 | ||
| great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren; and to his | ||
| many 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 George | ||
| McGowan. | ||
| Dutton | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2060 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 29, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
