Bill Text: TX HR263 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ramsay Gillman of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-06 - Reported enrolled [HR263 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR263-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 263 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Ramsay Gillman of Houston, a leader in the auto | ||
| industry and dedicated philanthropist, passed away on June 3, 2011, | ||
| at the age of 67; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Houston on February 1, 1944, Mr. Gillman was | ||
| the son of Frank and Lula Gillman; he followed in the footsteps of | ||
| his father, a pioneer in the car business, and began working in the | ||
| parts department of his Pontiac dealership in downtown Houston; | ||
| after completing studies at the General Motors Dealer Management | ||
| Institute and other specialized schools, Mr. Gillman became an | ||
| authorized dealer in 1967; he took the helm of the family business | ||
| in 1980, and with his skillful guidance as chair, the Gillman | ||
| Companies became one of the largest private retail automotive | ||
| groups in the country, with more than a dozen dealerships in Texas; | ||
| his success allowed him to bring a third generation into the firm, | ||
| and he took great pride and satisfaction in working with his three | ||
| children; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Gillman benefited this state and his industry in | ||
| many ways; he served as vice chair of the Texas Motor Vehicle | ||
| Commission for three years in the 1980s, and he was serving on the | ||
| board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles at the time of his | ||
| death; he served as a director of the National Automobile Dealers | ||
| Association for a decade and was elected president in 1997; he also | ||
| served as president of the Houston Automobile Dealers Association | ||
| and as vice president of the Texas Automobile Dealers Association; | ||
| most recently, he was a trustee for the NADA Charitable Foundation | ||
| and a member of the NADA Dealers Election Action Committee; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1996, the American International Automobile | ||
| Dealers Association gave Mr. Gillman its Sports Illustrated | ||
| All-Star Dealer Award in recognition of his contributions to the | ||
| automotive business and commitment to numerous charitable | ||
| organizations; the Texas Automobile Dealers Association presented | ||
| him with its Automotive Legends Award for lifetime achievement in | ||
| 2009; generous and deeply committed to his community, Mr. Gillman | ||
| supported the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Youth Scholarship | ||
| Program, the Fort Bend County Women's Center, the Earning by | ||
| Learning Program, the Ronald McDonald House, and the Muscular | ||
| Dystrophy Association and Sickle Cell Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan was a mentor to innumerable | ||
| people; devoted to his family and host of friends, he particularly | ||
| loved to plan adventures for his treasured grandchildren; his warm, | ||
| joyous nature brightened the days of everyone he met, and his quick | ||
| wit and gift for storytelling enlivened any gathering; he enjoyed | ||
| spending time outdoors and was an accomplished golfer, fisherman, | ||
| and hunter; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Ramsay Gillman is deeply missed, memories | ||
| of his kindness, exuberance, and steadfast integrity remain to | ||
| comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
| Ramsay Gillman and extend sincere condolences to the members of his | ||
| family: to his wife of 35 years, Stevie Gillman; to his daughter, | ||
| Stacey Gillman Wimbish and her husband, Frank; to his sons, Jason | ||
| Gillman and his wife, Brittany, and Christopher Gillman; to his | ||
| grandchildren, Grace Wimbish, Frankie Wimbish, Jace Gillman, and | ||
| Cavan Gillman; 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 Ramsay | ||
| Gillman. | ||
| Woolley | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 263 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on June 28, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
