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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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death of Roy Joe Grogan of Weatherford on March 30, 2020, at the age |
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of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, Roy Joe Grogan was born in Weatherford to Blanche |
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and Clarence Grogan on October 4, 1926, and he grew up with a |
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brother, Douglas; after graduating from Weatherford High School in |
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1943, he attended Weatherford College and North Texas Agricultural |
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College, interrupting his education to serve with the U.S. Navy in |
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Hawaii; returning to civilian life, he completed his studies at |
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Weatherford College and earned his law degree at Duke University in |
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1950; and |
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WHEREAS, Subsequently recruited by the FBI, Mr. Grogan was |
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personally commissioned as a special agent by J. Edgar Hoover and |
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worked for the bureau in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland, |
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California, for several years before returning to Weatherford; he |
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enjoyed a long and diverse career in his hometown as a lawyer, a |
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real estate developer, and the owner and operator of several |
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manufacturing companies, including Antelope Oil Tool; he also |
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served for a time as the district attorney of Parker County; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Mr. Grogan was a |
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lay leader in the Methodist Church for more than four decades, |
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holding many local and national leadership positions; he was also a |
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33rd Degree Mason, and he served as president of the United Way and |
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the Lions Club and as chair of the March of Dimes, the Parker and |
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Palo Pinto District of the Boy Scouts of America, and the Parker |
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County Crime Commission; as head of Civic Development, Inc., he |
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oversaw the establishment of the Doss Heritage and Cultural Center; |
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he was named Weatherford's Citizen of the Year in 1992, and he |
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received the Paragon Medallion from Weatherford College in 1995 and |
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the Carlos Hartnett Award in 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Grogan married Jeanne Meredith in 1951, and the |
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couple were devoted to one another for 69 years, until his passing; |
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he was the proud father of three children, Georganne, Jeaneane, and |
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Jay, and he was delighted to welcome into his family eight |
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grandchildren, Tyler, Garrett, Meredith, Blas, Bryan, Reed, Trent, |
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and William, and seven great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Brock, Truly, |
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Tipper, Boone, Blas, and Riley; an energetic man with a restless |
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spirit, he loved taking his children on vacations to Europe in the |
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1960s and 1970s, and he treated each of his grandchildren to a trip |
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anywhere in the world on their 12th birthday; after retirement, he |
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and his wife traveled the globe for months at a time, visiting Asia, |
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Africa, South America, and China; and |
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WHEREAS, A loving family man and a proud son of Weatherford, |
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Roy Joe Grogan possessed a generosity of spirit that expressed |
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itself in myriad ways, and he enriched the lives of countless people |
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with his warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Roy Joe Grogan and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Roy Joe |
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Grogan. |
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King of Parker |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 103 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 10, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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