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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Longtime Houston developer and community leader |
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James Clarke Box passed away on April 14, 2011, at the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, A descendant of John Neely Bryan, the founder of |
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Dallas, Jim Box was born on February 1, 1931, in Houston; he began |
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his career as a draftsman for the City of Houston but eventually |
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joined the Mischer Corporation, where he worked his way up to senior |
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vice president and played an instrumental role in the construction |
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of many local subdivisions; in 1993, he became an independent |
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consultant in the development field; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Box spent nearly three decades on the board of |
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the Greater Houston Builders Association and also served as the |
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longtime chair of its Community Developers Council; in addition, he |
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was a member of the Houston Contractors Association and the |
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Association of Water Board Directors, and he was appointed by |
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Governor Rick Perry in 2002 to the Texas Water Advisory Council; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1979, Mr. Box was named by the City of Houston to |
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the board of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District; he worked on |
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the committee that formulated the first regulatory plan for the |
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district, supervised passage of a 1999 plan calling for access to |
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surface water for residents of north and west Harris County, and |
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helped to ensure the success of the district's water conservation |
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programs; he was elected chair of the district board in 1984 and |
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held that post until his passing; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman further shared his time, |
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talents, and expertise with local civic organizations and |
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institutions, including the Houston Community College Foundation, |
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which he chaired; for his efforts, he received six presidential |
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citations and the Harris B. Lieberman Distinguished Service Award, |
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and he was selected as Developer of the Year three times by the |
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Greater Houston Builders Association; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Box enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife of 53 years, Ellen, and his children, Doug, |
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Kandice, and Allyson; among his greatest pleasures was spending |
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time with his family at his farm in Caldwell; moreover, he enjoyed |
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being actively involved in his congregation at the Foundry |
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Methodist Church in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Box brought to his many undertakings enthusiasm |
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and a desire to make a positive difference, and although he is |
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deeply missed, he leaves behind a legacy that will long resonate in |
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the community and state he was proud to call home; now, therefore, |
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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 life of James Clarke Box and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Ellen Box; to his son, Doug Box, and his wife, LaVelda; to his |
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daughters, Kandice Gremillion and her husband, Keith, and Allyson |
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Koether and her husband, Brian; to his grandchildren, Daniel Popps |
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and his partner, Lynette, David Box and his wife, Jennifer, Derrick |
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Box and his fiancee, Elle, Sam Barrick, Hannah Koether, and Phillip |
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Koether; to his great-grandchildren, Kayo Popps, Michael Popps, and |
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Austin Box; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 James |
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Clarke Box. |