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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 209
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In Memory |
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of |
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William Henry Peckham III |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of William Henry Peckham III, who died |
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February 15, 2021, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, a successful entrepreneur, |
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and a generous philanthropist, Bill Peckham was an esteemed |
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member of the community, and he enriched the lives of all who knew |
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him through his conscientious civic example; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Peckham was born in Houston on March 11, |
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1929; he married Harriett Carlton in 1950, and they raised four |
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daughters on the family ranch in Richmond; he was blessed to find |
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love again with Elizabeth "Sissy" Sparks, whom he married in |
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1968, and to this union his son was born; Bill and Sissy relocated |
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to Round Rock in 1983; and |
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WHEREAS, During his long and colorful career, Mr. Peckham |
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owned and operated such businesses as the West End Lumber Yard, |
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the Hamm's Beer Distributing Company, and Round Rock Travel and |
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Tours; he owned, bred, and raced some of the nation's greatest |
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quarter horse sires at Peckhamhurst Farm in Kentucky, and he and |
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Sissy opened the Commonwealth Race Course solely for quarter |
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horse racing; he also formed the Sprint Racing Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Peckham contributed greatly to the Round |
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Rock community, and he enjoyed traveling the world and building |
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lasting memories with his family; he was a man of true vision, |
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generosity, and grit, and he will long be remembered with |
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profound admiration by all who were privileged to share in his |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of William Henry Peckham III; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Bill Peckham. |
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Schwertner |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 30, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |