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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Roy Houston Moore of Austin |
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contributed in myriad ways to the advancement of the communities he |
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called home, and his passing on September 23, 2013, at the age of |
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81, brought a profound loss to the many people who were fortunate |
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enough to have known him; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Lawrence and Lena Moore, Roy Moore was |
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born on August 30, 1932, in Brownwood and grew up on a farm on the |
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city's outskirts; after graduating from Brownwood High School in |
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1950, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served his |
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country in the Korean War; he subsequently resumed his studies at |
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The University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 1958; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moore enjoyed a distinguished career with |
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Southwestern Bell, working primarily in Houston; he devoted many |
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hours of service to civic organizations in the area, including the |
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Houston Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Houston Convention & |
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Visitors Council, and he established a second home at his favorite |
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place on earth, Carancahua Bay, near Palacios; and |
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WHEREAS, After becoming a lobbyist for Southwestern Bell, |
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Mr. Moore moved to Austin; he quickly earned the respect and |
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friendship of many people at the State Capitol, and he continued to |
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excel in his duties until his retirement from the company in 1996; |
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he went on to serve as president of Aquasource before fully retiring |
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in 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a fine family, Mr. Moore enjoyed a |
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rewarding marriage with his wife, Julie, and he was a proud and |
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caring father to his four children, Melinda, Michael, Patricia, and |
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Megan; an ardent supporter of UT Longhorn athletics, he seldom |
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missed an opportunity to see his alma mater's football, basketball, |
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and baseball teams in action; his other passions included golf and |
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fishing, and he could often be found on Carancahua Bay, where he |
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took special delight in introducing his grandchildren to the |
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wonders of reeling in a catch; and |
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WHEREAS, Roy Houston Moore was an engaged citizen and a man of |
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rare dedication and generosity, traits that won him the esteem of |
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countless fellow Texans; his memory remains strong in the hearts of |
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the friends and loved ones he left behind, and the naming of a reef |
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near his home on the Gulf Coast will serve as a meaningful tribute |
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to this admired and accomplished gentleman; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby honor the life of Roy Houston Moore and recognize the reef |
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that runs along the north side of the pier at 570 El Campo Beach Road |
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in Calhoun County as Roy's Reef; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Roy Houston Moore. |