1-1     By:  Talton (Senate Sponsor - Jackson)               H.C.R. No. 255
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2001;
 1-3     May 7, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Administration; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the following
 1-5     vote:  Yeas 3, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                         HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-7           WHEREAS, The family and friends of Tillman Bascome
 1-8     McHenry, Sr., of Deer Park were greatly saddened by the passing of
 1-9     this esteemed Texan on December 15, 2000, at the age of 73; and
1-10           WHEREAS, Born on November 5, 1927, Mr. McHenry was employed
1-11     by the City of Pasadena until he retired in 1990; three years later
1-12     he began working in the district office of State Representative
1-13     Robert E. Talton, and he remained a dedicated and beloved employee
1-14     there until the time of his death; and
1-15           WHEREAS, This honorable gentleman served his country during
1-16     World War II in the Coast Guard Merchant Marines and performed an
1-17     additional nine years of service with the National Guard; and
1-18           WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Deer Park, Mr. McHenry was
1-19     deeply involved in his community, working on the board of Deer Park
1-20     Parks & Recreation Department for 26 years and on the board of the
1-21     Deer Park Community for 31 years; moreover, he was a founding
1-22     member of the Deer Park Advisory Council and past president of the
1-23     Maxwell Senior Citizens of Deer Park; and
1-24           WHEREAS, Mr. McHenry also participated in area softball
1-25     organizations, dedicating his time and energy as four-term
1-26     president of the Houston Amateur Softball Association; he was
1-27     inducted into the National Amateur Softball Association Hall of
1-28     Fame as well as the Pasadena and Houston Chapter of the ASA Hall of
1-29     Fame; and
1-30           WHEREAS, Respected and admired by many, Mr. McHenry was a
1-31     devoted husband and loving father whose spirit will undoubtedly
1-32     live on in the hearts of the countless people whose lives he
1-33     touched; now, therefore, be it
1-34           RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
1-35     hereby pay tribute to the life of Tillman Bascome McHenry, Sr.,
1-36     and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:  to his
1-37     wife, Barbara Joan McHenry; to his children, Brenda Scafidi,
1-38     Robert McHenry and wife Joette, daughter-in-law, Carolyn McHenry,
1-39     Tammy Endres and husband John, Tillman B. McHenry, Jr., and
1-40     Terry McHenry and wife Kim; to his sister, Barbara Brewer; and to
1-41     his grandchildren, great-granddaughter, and all his other relatives
1-42     and many friends; and, be it further
1-43           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
1-44     prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
1-45     Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory
1-46     of Tillman Bascome McHenry, Sr.
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