R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Myrle Greathouse of Abilene on
1-2 December 29, 2000, at the age of 78, has brought a great loss to
1-3 the family and many friends of this esteemed gentleman; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Mr. Greathouse was born in Amarillo on September 19,
1-5 1922, and graduated from Amarillo High School, where he played
1-6 linebacker and fullback on the 1940 state championship football
1-7 team; a dedicated athlete and scholar, he graduated from Oklahoma
1-8 University in 1949, lettering in football every year, and was later
1-9 inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in Waco;
1-10 and
1-11 WHEREAS, In 1943, this distinguished gentleman joined the
1-12 United States Marine Corps and, during his tenure of military
1-13 service, earned the prestigious Purple Heart; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Beginning a career that would span more than four
1-15 decades, Mr. Greathouse moved to Abilene in 1954 and assumed a post
1-16 with WES-TEX Drilling; his tremendous leadership ability enabled
1-17 him to ascend through the ranks of the company, which included
1-18 being named executive vice president in 1956 and then president in
1-19 1979; and
1-20 WHEREAS, Renowned throughout the community for his
1-21 compassionate nature, he gave generously of his time and talents to
1-22 a host of community organizations, including the West Texas
1-23 Rehabilitation Center and the Joint Venture for Crippled Children;
1-24 in addition, this native Texan served as a board member of First
2-1 National Bank of Abilene and Crockett County National Bank in Ozona
2-2 and San Angelo and as president of the Petroleum Club; and
2-3 WHEREAS, Throughout his noteworthy career, Mr. Greathouse
2-4 earned acclaim as both a community and industry leader; he and
2-5 WES-TEX were awarded the Petroleum Industry Award in 1986, he was
2-6 named Oilman of the Year in 1988 by the West Central Texas Oil &
2-7 Gas Association, he received the Golden Deeds Award, and he was
2-8 honored as Abilene's Outstanding Philanthropist by the National
2-9 Society of Fund-Raising Executives; a man to whom giving was a
2-10 lifelong commitment, he established the Greathouse Foundation in
2-11 1997, which since its founding has distributed over two million
2-12 dollars to local charities; and
2-13 WHEREAS, A devoted husband to his wife, Marcella, and father
2-14 of three, Mr. Greathouse was a loyal member of Brook Hollow
2-15 Christian Church; he was a man of immense ability and integrity,
2-16 and although he will be greatly missed, his spirit will live on in
2-17 the hearts and minds of the many people whose lives he touched;
2-18 now, therefore, be it
2-19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-20 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Myrle Greathouse and
2-21 extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
2-22 Marcella; to his son, Micah; to his daughter and her husband,
2-23 Sharon and Mike McDonald; to his sisters, Nettie Campbell and Betty
2-24 McKinney; to his grandchildren, Kelly Taylor and Christopher
2-25 McDonald; to his great-grandchildren, Brennen and MacKenzie Taylor;
2-26 and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it further
2-27 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-1 prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
3-2 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Myrle
3-3 Greathouse.
Hunter
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 285 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 20, 2001.
_______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House