Bill Text: TX SCR25 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of the Honorable Arthur L. Fort of Longview.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-15 - Signed by the Governor [SCR25 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SCR25-Enrolled.html
| S.C.R. No. 25 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
| a close with the passing of the Honorable Arthur L. Fort of Longview | ||
| on February 19, 2021, at the age of 84; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A third-generation Texan, Arthur Fort was born in | ||
| San Antonio on August 24, 1936, to Foster and Jean Fort; he moved | ||
| with his family to Longview in 1938, and he grew up with five | ||
| siblings, Foster, Lee, Gene, Mary, and Sandra; during his youth, he | ||
| learned the value of hard work and service to others by taking on a | ||
| job carrying water to city crews that were laying the water line in | ||
| front of St. Anthony Catholic Church; he graduated from Longview | ||
| High School in 1956; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1958, Mr. Fort joined the Longview Police | ||
| Department, embarking on a long and fulfilling career in public | ||
| service; he went on to secure employment with Alcoa in Marshall and | ||
| then returned to law enforcement as a sheriff's deputy before being | ||
| elected justice of the peace for Gregg County Precinct 2 in 1996; he | ||
| demonstrated exceptional dedication to his responsibilities over | ||
| the course of his 18-year tenure, which ended with his retirement in | ||
| 2014; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Judge Fort shared a rewarding marriage with his | ||
| wife, Sue Cumbie Fort, that spanned nearly half a century until her | ||
| death in 2006, and he was the devoted father of two sons, Billy and | ||
| Lyle; engaged with his community, he was an active member of the | ||
| Knights of Pythias of Texas and the Longview Jaycees, and on Sundays | ||
| he could be found welcoming congregants at the First Baptist | ||
| Church, which he had faithfully attended since childhood; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While the passing of Judge Arthur Fort brings great | ||
| sadness to his loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will long | ||
| be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the memory of Arthur L. Fort and extend | ||
| heartfelt sympathy to his 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of | ||
| Judge Arthur Fort. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 25 was adopted by the Senate | ||
| on April 19, 2021, by a rising vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 25 was adopted by the House | ||
| on April 30, 2021, by a rising vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
