Bill Text: TX HR759 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Honoring the Monigold family of Marshall for their longtime contributions to Texas.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR759 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR759-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 759

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Monigold family of Marshall has deep roots in
Harrison County, and they are indeed deserving of recognition for
their contributions to the history and heritage of the Lone Star
State; and
WHEREAS, John C. Monigold, Sr., his wife, Jennie, and his
brother Jonas settled in Marshall about 1900; the two men were
masons and helped build many courthouses and municipal buildings in
East Texas; Jennie Monigold was active in her church and was
well-known for traveling by horse and buggy to attend "Mother's
Clubs," an early form of the PTA; she embodied the family spirit of
independence by starting her own business in her late 60s; Mrs.
Monigold lived to be 101 years old, and her enterprise remains a
going concern; and
WHEREAS, Leonard Monigold, a son of John and Jennie Monigold,
married Genevieve Langley, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Morgan
LaNoue Langley; the Langley family arrived in Texas from Tennessee
in the 1850s; in 1854, they purchased land in the vicinity of the
present-day community of Scottsville; Thomas Langley served with
Hood's Brigade in the Civil War and later worked as a surveyor in
Harrison County; and
WHEREAS, Leonard and Genevieve Langley Monigold enjoyed a
marriage of 65 years; Leonard Monigold, a resident of Marshall for
more than eight decades, was a mason, like his father, and a labor
union advocate; he taught the family's traditional craft to his
son, William, who still resides in Marshall; high-spirited
Genevieve was a poet, newspaper columnist, and suffragist, and when
women got the vote, she waited on the judge's steps until midnight
in order to become one of the first registered female voters in
Harrison County; many of her writings are housed in the library of
the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs in Austin; and
WHEREAS, Leonard and Genevieve Monigold had five children,
four of whom remained lifelong residents of Marshall; their oldest
son, Leonard Jackson "Jack" Monigold, became a tile contractor and
married Betty Hintz, who is actively involved in the Republican
Party; and
WHEREAS, The civic inclinations of this profoundly Texan
family continue today; several members of the family have spent
their careers in the statehouse, and the family's youngest member,
Langley Franks, can often be seen in the halls of the Capitol, which
has been a second home to her since infancy; and
WHEREAS, Through the years, the contributions made by John
and Jennie Monigold and their descendants have become interwoven in
the compelling story of the Lone Star State, and it is indeed
fitting that their achievements be acknowledged at this time; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Monigold family of Marshall for
enriching the history of our state and extend sincere best wishes
for future success and happiness to all the members of this
distinguished clan; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the family as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Paddie
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Alonzo Gooden Otto
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
Anchia Guillen Parker
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
Ashby Harless Perez
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
Bohac Herrero Pickett
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
Branch Huberty Raney
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
Burnam Hunter Raymond
Button Isaac Reynolds
Callegari Johnson Riddle
Canales Kacal Ritter
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
Clardy King of Parker Rose
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
Creighton Krause Simmons
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
Dale Larson Smith
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
Deshotel Longoria Strama
Dukes Lozano Taylor
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
Elkins Martinez Toth
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles Villalba
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
Giddings Murphy Wu
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 759 was adopted by the House on March
11, 2013, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House