By:  Haggerty                                          H.R. No. 499
       73R8059 SRD-F
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The recent death of E. C. "Ted" Houghton, on March
    1-2  22, 1993, at the age of 62, has brought a great loss to the many
    1-3  friends and relatives of this distinguished Texas businessman and
    1-4  civic leader; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, A native of El Paso, he was well known throughout
    1-6  the community for his exceptional business acumen, which he
    1-7  asserted early in his professional career working in the field of
    1-8  marketing management with Farah Manufacturing and Price's
    1-9  Creameries; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, In 1974 Mr. Houghton embarked on a successful and
   1-11  deeply rewarding association with MBank, now State National Bank,
   1-12  as vice-president of marketing and sales and in 1975 became
   1-13  vice-president of marketing and communications with the bank's
   1-14  PanNational group; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, The following year he was promoted to senior
   1-16  vice-president of the bank's marketing and consumer services group
   1-17  division and in 1979 was made executive vice-president of the
   1-18  marketing services group, where he continued to serve until his
   1-19  retirement in 1989; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career, Mr. Houghton
   1-21  maintained close ties to the El Paso community and served capably
   1-22  as director of the El Paso Chamber of Commerce, as director of the
   1-23  El Paso Public Service Board, and as president of the Sun Bowl
   1-24  Association; in addition, he was chairman of a number of civic and
    2-1  community service organizations including the Daughters of Charity,
    2-2  the Hotel Dieu Planning Council, and the Texas Society to Prevent
    2-3  Blindness; and
    2-4        WHEREAS, A man of boundless energies, he generously gave of
    2-5  his time, talents, and energies to serve on the boards of a number
    2-6  of other worthy community organizations, including Junior
    2-7  Achievement of El Paso, El Dorados, the Rotary Club of El Paso, and
    2-8  the United Way, to name but a few; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, Mr. Houghton was a man of great vision who dedicated
   2-10  much of his life to serving the needs of his community; though his
   2-11  special presence will be missed by all who knew him, his spirit
   2-12  will surely live on in the hearts and minds of the many people
   2-13  whose lives were touched by this exceptional gentleman; now,
   2-14  therefore, be it
   2-15        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
   2-16  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of E. C. "Ted" Houghton
   2-17  and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:  to his
   2-18  devoted wife, Marietta Houghton; to his four sons, E. C. "Ted"
   2-19  Houghton, Jr., Malcolm Houghton, George Houghton, and Brian
   2-20  Houghton; to his two daughters, Marcie Grey and Linda Houghton; to
   2-21  his brother, George W. Houghton, Jr.; to his sister, Madeline Karr;
   2-22  to his nine grandchildren; and to the other members of his family;
   2-23  and, be it further
   2-24        RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
   2-25  for the members of his family and that when the Texas House of
   2-26  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of E. C.
   2-27  "Ted" Houghton.