Bill Text: TX HR260 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to George D. Thomas on his posthumous receipt of the Pioneer Award from the El Paso Association of Builders.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-26 - Reported enrolled [HR260 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR260-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 260 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The late George D. Thomas of CareFree Homes was | ||
| named the recipient of an inaugural Pioneer Award by the El Paso | ||
| Association of Builders; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of El Paso and a graduate of The University | ||
| of Texas at El Paso, Mr. Thomas built a house for his family, and | ||
| admiring friends subsequently asked him to build houses for them as | ||
| well; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Out of his efforts grew CareFree Homes, and over the | ||
| next decades, the business built thousands of houses throughout the | ||
| El Paso area; though Mr. Thomas passed away, his wife, Sally Thomas, | ||
| has continued to lead the operation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, George Thomas combined hard work and | ||
| entrepreneurial savvy to build a business that enabled many Texans | ||
| to realize their dream of home ownership, and it is fitting that his | ||
| memory be recognized with this prestigious award; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to George D. | ||
| Thomas on his posthumous receipt of the Pioneer Award from the El | ||
| Paso Association of Builders; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Marquez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 260 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 25, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
