H.R. No. 245

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of Pampa lost a beloved longtime resident
	and admired civic leader with the death of E. E. "Shelly" Shelhamer
	on June 26, 2011, at the age of 98; and
	WHEREAS, Born on August 3, 1912, in Sumner County, Kansas,
	Mr. Shelhamer graduated from Winfield High School and went on to
	attend Southwestern College in Winfield, then settled in Pampa in
	1936; he served his country as a member of the U.S. Army Signal
	Corps during World War II, earning the rank of staff sergeant; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Shelhamer had a distinguished 25-year career
	with Beacon Supply, holding the positions of secretary and
	treasurer before becoming a partner; following his retirement from
	the business in 1961, he worked as an agent with Southwestern Life
	Insurance; and
	WHEREAS, Dedicated to the betterment of his community, Mr.
	Shelhamer had been a member and president of the Pampa ISD board of
	trustees, a member of the Pampa Senior Citizens Center board for
	more than 30 years, a member of the Adobe Walls Council of Boy
	Scouts of America, and a member and president of the Pampa Chamber
	of Commerce; in addition, he was a past president of and active in
	the Rotary Club, which made him a Paul Harris Fellow in 2008; he was
	also a member of the First Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and
	secretary of the Everyman's Bible Class; and
	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Shelhamer was blessed
	with the support of his wife, Lois; they lovingly raised three
	children, Gene, Jim, and Pam, and his treasured family eventually
	grew to include 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of a
	man's life, some individuals leave their unmistakable mark on the
	world as they move through it, and Shelly Shelhamer leaves behind a
	legacy that will long be treasured by all those who held him dear;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
	of E. E. "Shelly" Shelhamer and extend deepest sympathy to the
	members of his family: to his wife, Lois Shelhamer; to his sons, Dr.
	Gene Shelhamer and his wife, Carolyn, and Dr. Jim Shelhamer and his
	wife, Ruth; to his daughter, Pam Grant; to his grandchildren, Dee
	Howard, Melissa Burns, Lori Patterson, Melanie Willis, Alan
	Shelhamer, Kristi Muehlstein, Claire Neill, and Lindsay, Ian, and
	Joel Grant; to his great-grandchildren, Matt and Sara Howard,
	Lahne, Lauren, and Lance Burns, Lindy and Laney Patterson, Amelia
	and Gracie Shelhamer, Vera Mae Foster, and Olivia Rae Grant; and to
	his other relatives and friends; 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 of E. E.
	"Shelly" Shelhamer.
	Chisum
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 245 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on June 28, 2011.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House