H.R. No. 95
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The death of Lee Roy Stacy, on November 21, 1992, at
1-2 the age of 66, has brought a great loss to the many friends and
1-3 relatives of this distinguished Texas businessman and civic leader;
1-4 and
1-5 WHEREAS, The son of Morgan and Bessie Renfro Stacy, he was
1-6 born near Goldthwaite on January 18, 1926, at the Stacy homestead
1-7 and attended school in Goldthwaite; and
1-8 WHEREAS, A patriotic young man, he interrupted his education
1-9 to come to the aid of his country during World War II, serving in
1-10 the Pacific Theater as a baker on the U.S.S. Crosley; and
1-11 WHEREAS, When the war ended, he returned home and continued
1-12 his education, graduating from Goldthwaite High School in 1947 and
1-13 the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in 1948; and
1-14 WHEREAS, He began working as a funeral director in
1-15 Goldthwaite in 1950, with Earl Fairman, and with Roy Wilkins until
1-16 Mr. Wilkins' death in 1975; and
1-17 WHEREAS, With his son, Ricky, Mr. Stacy went on to purchase
1-18 the Wilkins Funeral Home and enjoyed a successful association with
1-19 the Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home until his recent passing; and
1-20 WHEREAS, Widely regarded throughout the Goldthwaite community
1-21 for his keen business acumen, he owned Stacy's Insurance Agency for
1-22 35 years as well; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Vitally interested in civic affairs, he capably
1-24 served the people of his community as a member of the Goldthwaite
2-1 City Council, as trustee and president of the Goldthwaite
2-2 Independent School District, and as chairman of Mills County Fresh
2-3 Water District No. 1; and
2-4 WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career, Mr. Stacy
2-5 actively worked toward the betterment of the Goldthwaite community,
2-6 contributing time, talent, and energies as an esteemed member of
2-7 the Goldthwaite Masonic Lodge, the Goldthwaite Lions Club, the
2-8 Texas Farm Bureau, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9807; and
2-9 WHEREAS, He received his spiritual strength as a devout
2-10 member of Zion Lutheran Church in Priddy and later as a member of
2-11 First United Methodist Church in Goldthwaite; and
2-12 WHEREAS, A man of great vision, he dedicated much of his life
2-13 to serving his community; though his special presence will be
2-14 missed by all who knew him, his spirit will surely live on in the
2-15 hearts and minds of the many people whose lives were touched by
2-16 this exceptional gentleman; now, therefore, be it
2-17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
2-18 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lee Roy Stacy and
2-19 extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
2-20 devoted wife of 45 years, Doris Merlene Dearson Stacy; to his son
2-21 and daughter-in-law, Ricky and Jo Stacy; to his two grandchildren,
2-22 Chastidy and Brody Stacy; to his three sisters, Letha Featherston,
2-23 Evelyn Roberts, and Valera Gray; and to the many other members of
2-24 his family; and, be it further
2-25 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
2-26 for the members of his family and that when the Texas House of
2-27 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
3-1 Lee Roy Stacy.
3-2 Lee Roy Stacy.
3-3 Black
3-4 H.R. No. 95
3-5 Laney Gallegos Munoz
3-6 Alexander Giddings Naishtat
3-7 Allen Glaze Nieto
3-8 Alonzo Goodman Oakley
3-9 Alvarado Goolsby Ogden
3-10 Averitt Granoff Oliveira
3-11 Bailey Gray Park
3-12 Berlanga Greenberg Parra
3-13 Black Grusendorf Patterson
3-14 Blackwood Gutierrez Pitts
3-15 Bomer Haggerty Place
3-16 Bosse Hamric Price
3-17 Brady Harris Puente
3-18 Brimer Hartnett Rabuck
3-19 Cain Heflin Ramsay
3-20 Campbell Hernandez Rangel
3-21 Carona Hightower Raymond
3-22 Carter Hilbert Rodriguez
3-23 Cavazos Hilderbran Romo
3-24 Chisum Hill Rudd
3-25 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
3-26 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
3-27 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
4-1 Conley Horn Seidlits
4-2 Cook Hudson Shields
4-3 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
4-4 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
4-5 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
4-6 Craddick James Smithee
4-7 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
4-8 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
4-9 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
4-10 Danburg Junell Tallas
4-11 Davila Kamel Talton
4-12 Davis Krusee Telford
4-13 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
4-14 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
4-15 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
4-16 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
4-17 Denton Longoria Uher
4-18 Driver McCall Van de Putte
4-19 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
4-20 Dutton McDonald West
4-21 Earley Madden Williamson
4-22 Eckels Marchant Willis
4-23 Edwards Martin Wilson
4-24 Erickson Maxey Wolens
4-25 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
4-26 Flores Moreno Yost
4-27 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
5-1 H.R. No. 95
5-2 _______________________________
5-3 Speaker of the House
5-4 I certify that H.R. No. 95 was unanimously adopted by a
5-5 rising vote of the House on January 26, 1993.
5-6 _______________________________
5-7 Chief Clerk of the House