Bill Text: TX HR265 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jack Borden of Weatherford.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-24 - Reported enrolled [HR265 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR265-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 265 |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Weatherford and Parker County lost a | ||
greatly admired member of their community with the death of Jack | ||
Borden on January 19, 2011, at the age of 102; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jack Borden was born near Weatherford on August 5, | ||
1908, to John Samuel Borden and Bess Wallis; the son of | ||
sharecroppers, he graduated from Weatherford College in 1931, and | ||
he earned his law degree from The University of Texas in 1936; and | ||
WHEREAS, Two years later, Mr. Borden was elected district | ||
attorney of Parker County; during World War II, he served his nation | ||
as a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for several | ||
years, and he was a charter member of the Parker County Sheriff's | ||
Posse when it was formed in 1947; and | ||
WHEREAS, A practicing attorney for more than three-quarters | ||
of a century, Mr. Borden was one of the leading citizens of | ||
Weatherford; he sat on the board of directors of First National Bank | ||
of Weatherford from 1955 to 1977, and he was the city's mayor from | ||
1960 to 1964; he continued to practice law until two days before his | ||
death, regularly appearing in probate court, where he loved to | ||
share stories with the judge; he was considered to be the oldest | ||
member of the Texas Bar as well as the nation's oldest living former | ||
FBI agent; and | ||
WHEREAS, This outstanding Texan garnered many awards and | ||
honors through the years; he received all three of Weatherford | ||
College's highest awards, including Alumnus of the Year, | ||
Distinguished Alumnus, and the Carlos Hartnett Award; in 2008, he | ||
was recognized as Texas' Outstanding Older Worker of the Year; he | ||
was named Outstanding Citizen of Weatherford in 2005, and five | ||
years later, a street was renamed Jack Borden Way in his honor; and | ||
WHEREAS, An active member of First Baptist Church of | ||
Weatherford since 1936, Mr. Borden served the congregation as a | ||
deacon and chair of the board of deacons; he also taught Sunday | ||
school for 25 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Borden enjoyed 66 years of marriage to the love | ||
of his life, Edith Jordan Borden, who was renowned for her expertise | ||
in Parker County history; he was also close to his many nieces and | ||
nephews, including John Westhoff, with whom he shared a law | ||
practice for nearly four decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, Known for his humility, intelligence, and honesty, | ||
Jack Borden leaves behind a century-long legacy of loyalty and | ||
service to the community in which he spent his entire life, and he | ||
will forever be remembered by his family, friends, and fellow | ||
citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jack Borden and extend | ||
sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his brother, | ||
C. B. Borden; to his nephews, John Westhoff and his wife, Sue Ann, | ||
Leo W. Tiberghian III, and Eddie Borden; to his nieces, Nancy Borden | ||
O'Neal, Susie Borden Gandy, Traci Layman Brown, Terri Layman Short, | ||
Betty Thompson, and Linda Thompson; to his great-niece, Paige | ||
Westhoff; to his great-nephew, John Trenton Westhoff, his wife, | ||
Amy, and their daughter, Corrine; and to his 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 | ||
Borden. | ||
King of Parker | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 265 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 22, 2011. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||