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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Wise County lost a dedicated public |
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servant and community leader with the passing of County Judge Bill |
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McElhaney of Bridgeport on October 14, 2013, at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill McElhaney was born in Decatur on June 17, 1946, |
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to Joseph and Atrel McElhaney; after earning his diploma in 1964 |
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from Bridgeport High School, he enlisted and served in the United |
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States Army from 1965 to 1967; he went on to graduate in 1977 from |
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the University of North Texas, where he obtained his bachelor's |
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degree in finance with a minor in real estate; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1968, Mr. McElhaney was hired by TXI Operations |
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in Chico, beginning a career with the building materials supplier |
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that would span nearly four decades; he worked in various |
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supervisory and managerial positions before moving into corporate |
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reserves and business development for Texas and Oklahoma in 1997 |
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and accepting a position as corporate mineral land manager in the |
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firm's real estate division four years later; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McElhaney's deep commitment to the community |
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led him to participate in numerous civic endeavors over the course |
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of a quarter-century; he served on the Bridgeport City Council from |
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1978 to 1980, and he first won election as county judge in 2006; |
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while fulfilling his duties on the commissioners court, he took it |
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upon himself to expand his knowledge by taking hundreds of hours of |
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judicial education courses; a member of the Fellows of the Texas |
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County Judges Judicial Academy, he also belonged to the V. G. Young |
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Commissioners Court Leadership Academy and was active in the |
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Nor-Tex County Judges Association; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan further benefited his hometown |
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as chair of the Bridgeport Economic Development Board from 1988 to |
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1989 and was vice president of the executive board for the North |
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Central Texas Council of Governments at the time of his passing; |
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moreover, he contributed his expertise as a member of the |
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Bridgeport ISD Board of Trustees for a total of 21 years, and he |
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served on the board for the Wise County School District as well; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Judge McElhaney enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, Kim, and he took great pride in his |
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children, Billy, Blaine, Stacie, and Katie, as well as in his 10 |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill McElhaney was an accomplished professional who |
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also devoted himself to making Wise County an even better place to |
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live, and he leaves behind a record of good works that will be |
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admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Judge Bill |
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McElhaney and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Kim Smith McElhaney; to his children, Billy McElhaney |
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Jr., Blaine McElhaney and his wife, Melissa, Stacie Anderson and |
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her husband, Kyle, and Katie Smith and her husband, Josh; to his |
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grandchildren, Christian, Nicolas, Beau, Brody, Trinity, Colton, |
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Lane, Hendrix, Harper, and Haddie; to his sisters, Nadine Green and |
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her husband, Billy Carroll, and Rita Boles; and to his other |
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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 Judge Bill |
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McElhaney. |
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King of Parker |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 450 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 16, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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