Bill Text: TX SR31 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jerry Allen Smith.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-23 - Reported enrolled [SR31 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR31-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Jerry Allen Smith | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Jerry Allen Smith, who died July 25, | ||
| 2021, at the age of 83; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Allen Smith was born on January 31, 1938, in Fort | ||
| Worth, to Charles and Ruth Smith; while attending high school in | ||
| Shreveport, Louisiana, he met and married the love of his life, | ||
| Sandra Lee Hunt, and the couple enjoyed more than 65 years of | ||
| marriage together; they were blessed with two sons, Jerry Smith Jr. | ||
| and Chuck Smith, and their grandchildren and great-grandchildren | ||
| were a source of much pride and joy for him; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He earned a degree in business with honors from | ||
| Centenary College before earning a master's degree in | ||
| professional accounting, also with honors, from The University | ||
| of Texas at Austin; he went on to enjoy a successful, 37-year | ||
| career with the Exxon Corporation, where he held a variety of | ||
| management positions, including with the company's European | ||
| subsidiaries; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After his retirement from the Exxon Corporation, | ||
| he taught classes in accounting at the University of Houston, | ||
| Texas A&M University, and The University of Texas at Austin; he | ||
| also served with distinction as a lieutenant colonel in the Texas | ||
| State Guard and was active in a wide range of civic and | ||
| philanthropic organizations, including the Texas Military Forces | ||
| Museum, Tarrytown United Methodist Church, Habitat for Humanity, | ||
| Meals on Wheels, and many others; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A man of courage, wisdom, and generosity, Allen | ||
| gave unselfishly to others, and he will long be remembered for | ||
| his deep and abiding faith and his enthusiasm for living each day | ||
| to the fullest; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and | ||
| grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be cherished | ||
| forever by his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
| condolences to the bereaved family of Jerry Allen Smith; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Allen Smith. | ||
| Eckhardt | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on August 23, 2021, by | ||
| a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
