Bill Text: TX HR2295 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: In memory of Jack S. Blanton of Houston.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-25 - Reported enrolled [HR2295 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HR2295-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.R. No. 2295
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Jack Sawtelle Blanton, a prominent Houston oil
  executive and philanthropist, passed away on December 28, 2013, at
  the age of 86; and
         WHEREAS, The son of Louise Wynn and William Neal Blanton,
  Jack Blanton was born on December 7, 1927, in Shreveport,
  Louisiana; when he was two, the family moved to Houston, where he
  graduated from Lamar High School; he went on to attend The
  University of Texas and received a degree in history in 1947 and a
  bachelor of laws degree three years later; while at UT, he competed
  in tennis, and the sport proved to be a lifelong passion for him;
  and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Blanton began working for the Scurlock Oil
  Company in 1950 and quickly rose through the ranks to become head of
  the company in 1958; he held the office of president and CEO for a
  quarter-century and subsequently served Scurlock as chair before
  retiring in 1988; and
         WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Blanton was dedicated to
  the city of Houston and served on the boards of many businesses and
  institutions, including Texas Commerce Bank, Southwestern Bell
  Telephone, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Houston Methodist
  Hospital, where he was a life trustee; he also chaired the Greater
  Houston Partnership, a consortium of community-minded business
  leaders, and he devoted time and resources to a number of charitable
  groups, including the Scurlock Foundation, which he cofounded in
  1954; from 1990 to 2003, he served as chair of the Houston
  Endowment, which contributes to a broad spectrum of programs in
  such areas as education, health care, and the arts, and over the
  course of his tenure, he shepherded the endowment's growth, from
  $400 million to more than $1 billion; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Blanton also remained loyal to his alma mater,
  and he served on the UT Board of Regents for six years, including a
  two-year term as chair; in addition, he served as chair of the LBJ
  Foundation and as president of the Ex-Students' Association, and he
  was recognized with a Distinguished Alumnus and a Santa Rita Award,
  the highest accolade bestowed by the Board of Regents; the
  university paid special tribute to this esteemed benefactor with
  the naming of the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art in his honor in 1997;
  and
         WHEREAS, For five decades, Mr. Blanton enjoyed the love and
  support of his wife, Laura Lee Scurlock, and they were blessed with
  three children, Elizabeth, Jack, and Eddy; after Mrs. Blanton's
  passing, Mr. Blanton was fortunate enough to find love again and he
  married Cindy Davis; following her death, he met Ginger Renfroe at
  his church, St. Luke's United Methodist, and the couple married in
  2002; over the course of more than a decade together, they shared a
  profound commitment to their family, their faith, and their
  community; and
         WHEREAS, Jack Blanton earned great respect and admiration for
  his business acumen and civic leadership, as well as for his
  generosity in sharing his success with institutions across the Lone
  Star State, and he leaves behind a legacy that will resonate long
  into the future; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
  Legislature pay tribute to the memory of Jack Sawtelle Blanton and
  extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
  Ginger Renfroe Blanton; to his children, Elizabeth Wareing and her
  husband, Peter, Jack S. Blanton Jr. and his wife, Leslie, and Eddy
  S. Blanton and his wife, Kelli; to his grandchildren and
  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 Jack S.
  Blanton.
 
  Bohac
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 2295 was unanimously adopted by a
  rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
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