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79R3887 MAM-D

By:  Goolsby                                                      H.R. No. 99 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The passing of William E. Peavy, Jr., on December 
26, 2004, at the age of 85, concluded a remarkable life of 
professionalism and public service; and
	WHEREAS, Raised in Dallas and Garland, Mr. Peavy was the son 
of William E. Peavy and Gladys Nash Peavy, both members of 
pioneering North Texas families; his maternal grandfather was 
Thomas F. Nash, a Dallas County judge and cofounder of the city of 
Garland; after attending Garland High School, Mr. Peavy graduated 
from The University of Texas in 1941, where he was a member of Delta 
Sigma Pi; a selfless patriot, he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. 
Navy in World War II; and
	WHEREAS, After returning from the war, Mr. Peavy settled in 
Garland and founded the Peavy Insurance Agency with his mother; the 
family–owned and family–operated company grew to be one of the 
largest independent insurance agencies in the Dallas area, and he 
earned designations as a chartered life underwriter and chartered 
property casualty underwriter; ever mindful of insurance industry 
standards, he served as a member and president (1978-1979) of the 
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas and received the Drex G. 
Foreman Award in 1988, and he was also a board member of the 
Independent Insurance Agents of America; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Peavy, a passionate proponent of volunteerism, 
was an altruistic citizen of the Garland community; he served as a 
city council member, president of the administrative board of the 
First United Methodist Church, president of the Junior Chamber of 
Commerce, and president of the Eastern Hills Country Club; and
	WHEREAS, After his retirement and move to Austin in 1991, Mr. 
Peavy enjoyed socializing with friends on the golf course, his home 
away from home; never deterred from pursuing his game, he was a 
mainstay on the golf courses of Austin; his fellow players were 
delighted by his friendly presence, and he never failed to brighten 
the days of those around him; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Peavy's outgoing and generous personality will 
long be remembered by his loving family and friends and by those who 
were touched by his commitment to civic service; he was a giving 
individual who contributed an inordinate amount to professionalism 
in Texas; he also doted on his wife, children, and grandchildren, 
who knew him as a loyal family man with little standing in the way of 
quality time spent together; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of William E. Peavy, Jr., 
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his 
wife, Joanna Peavy; to his son, Carl Peavy, and his wife, Linda; to 
his daughter, Judy Boreham, and her husband, Roland; to his sister, 
Doris Hubbard, and her husband, George; to his grandsons, Richard 
Alexander, Gregory Peavy, William Alexander, and Christopher 
Peavy; to his four great-grandchildren; and to the other relatives 
and many friends of this esteemed gentleman; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared  for   his  family  and   that  when  the  Texas  House  of


Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory or William E. 
Peavy, Jr.