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79S30584 JNC-D

By:  Gattis                                                       H.R. No. 238



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of Williamson County lost an admired 
community leader, a tireless conservative grassroots activist, and 
an American patriot with the untimely death of S. Thomas McDaniel on 
February 28, 2006, at the age of 61; and
	WHEREAS, This third-generation Texan graduated from 
Duncanville High School and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at the 
age of 17; following his honorable discharge, he attended college 
and graduated cum laude from Dallas Baptist College; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. McDaniel was a licensed CPA and an accomplished 
businessman; a member of the American Institute of Certified Public 
Accountants and the Texas Society of CPAs, he owned his own 
accounting firm in Georgetown; and
	WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Mr. McDaniel was serving 
his fellow citizens as a Williamson County commissioner, a position 
he had held since November 2004; in that capacity, this esteemed 
Texan worked tirelessly in behalf of the residents of Precinct 3 as 
well as the greater Williamson County community; and
	WHEREAS, He further benefited others by sharing his passion 
and expertise as a board member and treasurer of the Georgetown 
Library Foundation, as a board member of the Georgetown Chamber of 
Commerce, and as a pioneer of the Williamson County Historical 
Museum; a lifetime member of the VFW, he was also a valued and 
dedicated member of the Republican Party at the local, state, and 
national levels; and
	WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. McDaniel was devoted to his 
loving wife, Linda, and his cherished son, Ryan; and
	WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to know Tom McDaniel will 
not soon forget the humor, intelligence, and commitment he brought 
to every aspect of his life, and although his presence is gone from 
us now, his memory will continue to live on in the hearts of all 
those whose lives he touched during his years on this earth; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of 
S. Thomas McDaniel and extend profound sympathy to his family: to 
his wife, Linda McDaniel; to his son, Ryan Thomas McDaniel; to his 
sister, Paula Ann McDaniel and her husband, Richard Williams; and 
to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House 
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 
S. Thomas McDaniel.