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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of McAllen are mourning the loss of |
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longtime civic leader and admired businessman Jack Earl Cawood, who |
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passed away on January 9, 2023, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of William and Genevieve Cawood, Jack Cawood |
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was born in Harlan, Kentucky, on February 21, 1930, and at the age |
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of 13, he moved to McAllen with his mother; he served in the Civil |
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Air Patrol during World War II, hunting for German U-boats; after |
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completing his bachelor's degree in business administration at The |
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University of Texas at Austin, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, |
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and he was stationed in Alaska and Idaho; he went on to serve for a |
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decade in the reserve and attained the rank of captain; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cawood pursued a career in real estate that |
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would span approximately 50 years; his warmth and charm were |
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ideally suited to the field, and he founded Action Realty and helped |
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develop several neighborhoods; dedicated to the advancement of his |
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profession, he was active in the McAllen Board of Realtors, the |
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Texas Association of Realtors, and the National Association of |
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Realtors; he was known for his honesty and integrity and pushed for |
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legislation to hold all Realtors to high ethical standards; in |
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1985, he was named Realtor of the Year by the Texas Association of |
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Realtors; and |
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WHEREAS, A pillar of his community, Mr. Cawood was a member |
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of the McAllen Lions Club for more than three decades and held the |
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office of president; he also served as chair of the McAllen |
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Municipal Hospital Board, and he mentored youth as a Boy Scout |
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master and merit badge counselor; in addition, he used his |
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influence to get potholes filled and street lights repaired; he was |
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a cofounder of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, which later merged |
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with Texans for Lawsuit Reform; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cawood shared a fulfilling marriage of 58 years |
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with his wife, the former Margaret Louise Berens; they were the |
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parents of two sons, William and Paul, and a daughter, Mary Ann; an |
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avid outdoorsman, Mr. Cawood loved teaching his children how to |
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hunt, fish, and camp; in 2007, he and his wife retired to Blue Skies |
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of Texas in San Antonio, where they enjoyed their shared interest in |
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the Commemorative Air Force and wood carving; Mrs. Cawood preceded |
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her husband in death; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Jack Cawood is sadly missed, he leaves |
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behind a record of civic engagement that his loved ones can remember |
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with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jack Earl Cawood and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Mary Ann Cawood and Paul Cawood and his wife, Candace; to |
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his brother, William Cawood; to his grandchildren; and to his many |
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other relatives and 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 Jack Earl |
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Cawood. |