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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Amarillo are mourning the loss of a |
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dynamic community leader with the death of Joseph Robert McCartt on |
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December 28, 2020, at the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Amarillo to Helen and Eugene McCartt on July |
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2, 1947, Joe Bob McCartt graduated from Amarillo High School in |
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1964; he went on to attend Amarillo College and West Texas State |
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University before earning his bachelor's degree in business |
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administration from the University of Mississippi in 1971; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a successful career in commercial |
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real estate that spanned nearly a half century, Mr. McCartt played |
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a leading role in the revitalization of downtown Amarillo, |
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contributing to the redesign of Center City, the repurposing of the |
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Paramount Building as office space, and the conversion of the Fisk |
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Building into a downtown hotel; he was also an important |
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participant in the acquisition of the Chase Tower, the development |
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of the Amarillo Center at West Texas A&M University, and the |
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redevelopment of the Woolworth and Levine buildings, as well as in |
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the development of numerous other commercial properties in Amarillo |
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and Oklahoma City; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McCartt was beloved by his associates for his |
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wonderful sense of humor and his clever "Joe Bobisms"; he played as |
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hard as he worked, and he delighted in the time he spent in the |
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outdoors with his sons, J. and Collin, hunting in the Panhandle, |
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fishing at Rockport, or kayaking the Llano River; he especially |
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enjoyed their trip together to Normandy, where they paid tribute to |
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the sacrifice of American soldiers on the battlefields of World War |
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II; a man of deep religious conviction, Mr. McCartt was a lifelong |
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member and senior warden of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, where he |
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played a leading role in the campaign to rebuild the church; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Bob McCartt lived a full and generous life, and |
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he leaves behind a legacy of optimism, civic engagement, and joie de |
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vivre that will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved |
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him; 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 Joseph Robert |
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McCartt and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Debra McCartt; to his sons, J. McCartt and his wife, |
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Marty, and Collin McCartt and his wife, Sharesa; to his |
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stepchildren, Abby Nickles Salter and her husband, Jason, Courtney |
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Nickles Moran and her husband, Patrick, Melissa Ballou Kates and |
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her husband, Ged, Morgan Ballou and his wife, Emily, and Brandon |
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Ballou; to his grandchildren, Susie, Elle, Will, Max, Alice, |
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Greyson, Clara, Harper, Drew, Brett, Clay, Beau, Ellison, and |
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Kiley; to his brother, Gene McCartt, and his wife, Carol; and to his |
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other relatives and many friends; and, be it 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 Joe Bob |
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McCartt. |