R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The recent passing of Hubert W. Cargile on May 23,
1-2 1999, at the age of 91, brought a great loss to the family and many
1-3 friends of this distinguished gentleman; and
1-4 WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Cargile was born January 20,
1-5 1908, in Trenton; he was raised in Tioga in Grayson County, where
1-6 he graduated from Whitesboro High School and where he married his
1-7 wife, Mary, on June 9, 1929; and
1-8 WHEREAS, He began his employment with First National Bank in
1-9 McAlester, Oklahoma, in 1929, and two years later returned to Texas
1-10 and became the head of the accounting department at the Henderson
1-11 First National Bank; after advancing to the position of vice
1-12 president, Mr. Cargile moved to Snyder in 1949 and joined West
1-13 Texas State Bank; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Mr. Cargile began his lengthy tenure with West Texas
1-15 State Bank as a vice president and cashier, and in the ensuing
1-16 half-century he would proudly serve the bank as executive vice
1-17 president, president, chairman of the board, and senior chairman;
1-18 and
1-19 WHEREAS, Mr. Cargile served as president of South Plains
1-20 Bankers Association and on the audit and bank administration
1-21 division of the Texas Bankers Association, an organization that
1-22 honored his 50 years of devotion to the banking industry in 1989;
1-23 and
1-24 WHEREAS, A charter deacon and valued member of Colonial Hill
2-1 Baptist Church, this esteemed civic leader also donated his time
2-2 and talents to the Colorado River Municipal Water District, Buffalo
2-3 Trail Council of the Boy Scouts, Scurry County Industrial
2-4 Foundation, Scurry County United Way, Scurry County Fair
2-5 Association, American Cancer Society, Snyder Chamber of Commerce,
2-6 Snyder Kiwanis Club, and Snyder Little League; and
2-7 WHEREAS, The Snyder Citizen of the Year in 1973, Mr. Cargile
2-8 was the recipient of the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts in
2-9 1971 and the mayor award for community development in 1979; he and
2-10 his late wife also established a scholarship to enable a Scurry
2-11 County graduate to attend Western Texas College, an institution
2-12 that he served as a foundation board member; and
2-13 WHEREAS, Although Hubert W. Cargile will be deeply missed,
2-14 his spirit will live on in the hearts and minds of all those whose
2-15 lives he touched, and it is indeed fitting to honor his memory at
2-16 this time; now, therefore, be it
2-17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-18 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Hubert W. Cargile and
2-19 extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his son
2-20 and daughter-in-law, Joe F. and Millaraye Cargile; to his daughter
2-21 and son-in-law, Jenny and Claude Hicks; to his brother, J. G.
2-22 Cargile; to his sister, Lela Mae Jones; to his sister-in-law, Hazel
2-23 Isbell; to his grandsons, Joe Mark Cargile and Mike Cargile; to his
2-24 great-grandchildren, Adam Cargile, Aric Cargile, Ross Cargile, and
2-25 Kristen Cargile; to his step-grandson, Bob Adams; to his
2-26 step-great-grandchildren, Toby Covington, Tyson Covington, Shayla
2-27 Faubus, Jared Faubus, Lesley Adams, and Justin Adams; and to his
3-1 many other relatives and friends; and, be it further
3-2 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-3 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
3-4 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
3-5 Hubert W. Cargile.
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1359 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 30, 1999.
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Chief Clerk of the House