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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and residents of Navasota are |
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mourning the loss of Bill E. Herod, who passed away on February 25, |
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2011, at the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Corsicana on August 24, 1926, to E. C. and |
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May Bell Herod, Bill Herod served his country in the United States |
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Navy before embarking on a career in highway construction; in 1952 |
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he cofounded the Acme Bridge Company in Austin, and he spent several |
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decades building roads and bridges throughout Central and South |
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Texas for the Texas Department of Transportation; a proud member of |
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the Associated General Contractors of America, he was honored with |
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a lifetime membership by the organization in 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Settling in Navasota to raise his family, Mr. Herod |
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was active in the First Baptist Church and numerous civic |
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organizations there; he served as mayor of Navasota and also on the |
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city council for several years; an avid outdoorsman and hunter, he |
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owned a ranch in South Texas, where he enjoyed spending time with |
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family and friends; he received a number of wildlife management |
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awards for his stewardship of the land; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Herod benefited from |
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the love and support of his wife, Martha, with whom he shared many |
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happy years, until her passing in 2007; they were the parents of |
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three treasured children, Lyn, Melisa, and Mark; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his leadership, work ethic, and devotion |
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to his faith, Bill Herod will forever be remembered with great |
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admiration and affection by all those who had the good fortune to |
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share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Bill E. Herod and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Lyn Herod, Melisa Callahan and her husband, Bill, and |
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Mark Herod and his wife, Anne; to his sister, Haunara Coleman and |
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her husband, Johnny; to his grandchildren, Clint Herod and his |
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wife, Lindsey, Clay Herod, Amy Herod, Megan Callahan, and Cody |
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Callahan; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bill Herod. |