Bill Text: TX HR66 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Lee Len Clardy of Suwanee, Georgia.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-21 - Reported enrolled [HR66 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR66-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 66 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
| memories of Lee Len Clardy of Suwanee, Georgia, who died on February | ||
| 14, 2013, at the age of 95; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Lee Clardy was born in Zephyr, Texas, on December 9, | ||
| 1917, to Ernest and Beulah Clardy, and he grew up in nearby | ||
| Brownwood, where he was admired for his leadership abilities and | ||
| his skill at sports and singing; after attending John Tarleton | ||
| College, he earned his bachelor's degree at The University of Texas | ||
| and subsequently returned to Tarleton to take a position as dean of | ||
| men; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Clardy answered his nation's call to duty during | ||
| World War II and joined the U.S. Navy; serving as a gunnery officer | ||
| on the USS Arkansas, he saw action in three of the most important | ||
| invasions of the war, in Normandy and on the islands of Okinawa and | ||
| Iwo Jima; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following his military service, Mr. Clardy embarked | ||
| on a career in human resources with his employment by the P. H. | ||
| Glatfelter Company in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania; returning to | ||
| Texas, he went to work for the Champion Paper Company in Houston | ||
| until he was transferred to Dunwoody, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, | ||
| in 1970; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Clardy was active in his community and was a | ||
| valued member of the Dunwoody United Methodist Church and the Rose | ||
| Society; he remained proud of his service to his country, and he | ||
| often dressed in his Navy uniform to share his experiences at school | ||
| assemblies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Clardy enjoyed the love | ||
| and support of his wife, the former Julia Barnes from Brownwood, | ||
| with whom he shared 64 rewarding years; he also took great pride in | ||
| their children, Alan and Janet; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Devoted to his family and his faith, Lee Clardy was | ||
| an optimistic and outgoing man who delighted in sharing his robust | ||
| sense of humor, and the generosity with which he lived his life will | ||
| forever inspire all who had the good fortune to know him; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
| Lee Len Clardy and extend sincere condolences to the members of his | ||
| family: to his son, Alan Clardy, and his wife, Allison; to his | ||
| daughter, Janet Clardy Hellman, and her husband, Jon; to his | ||
| grandchildren, Glenn, Alexis, Eric, Greg, and Julia; 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 Lee Len | ||
| Clardy. | ||
| Clardy | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 66 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on June 21, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
