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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close on August |
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14, 2013, with the death of Jean Mills Worsham of Houston at the age |
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of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, Jean Worsham was born in Houston on December 5, |
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1921, to Annie Lee Mills Worsham and Jesse Lee Worsham Sr.; he was a |
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member of the second graduating class at Mirabeau B. Lamar High |
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School, and he went on to earn a bachelor's degree at The University |
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of Texas at Austin, where he was president of Phi Delta Theta |
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fraternity; his leadership of the fraternity's intramural football |
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team earned him the lifelong nickname of "Coach"; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty during World War |
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II, Mr. Worsham served with the U.S. Army Air Forces in Japan; |
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after the war, he earned a law degree at The University of Texas and |
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won election to the legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of an exemplary career as a lawyer in |
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Houston, Mr. Worsham served as an assistant district attorney, |
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worked in private practice, and spent 25 years in the legal |
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department of Shell Oil; he was a member of the State Bar of Texas |
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and the Houston Bar Association, which honored him for his five |
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decades in the legal profession; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Worsham gave back to his community with his |
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service on the boards of the Methodist Hospital and Lon Morris |
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College; an active member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church, he |
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served on its administrative board and taught Sunday school; he |
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remained devoted to The University of Texas throughout his life and |
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was a member of the Littlefield Society, the Chancellor's Council, |
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the President's Associates, and the Longhorn Foundation, as well as |
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an avid fan of Longhorn sports; for more than 50 years, he was a |
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member of the Houston Country Club, where he played tennis into his |
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early 80s; he also loved books, travel, and music, especially big |
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band and Dixieland jazz; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Worsham shared 60 years with his wife, the |
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former Roberta Murfee, and they were the parents of three sons, |
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Robert Mills Worsham, James Leslie Worsham, and the late John |
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Murfee Worsham; with the passing years, his family grew to include |
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five grandchildren, who affectionately called him "Danrad"; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and an engaged member of his |
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community, Jean Worsham leaves behind a legacy that will continue |
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to inspire all those who knew and loved him; 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 life of Jean Mills Worsham and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Roberta Murfee Worsham; to his sons, Robert Mills Worsham Sr. |
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and his wife, Roxanne, and James Leslie Worsham and his wife, |
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Leslie; to his grandchildren, Kathryn Anne Worsham, Jesse Lee |
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Worsham, Robert Mills Worsham Jr., Samuel Price Worsham, and Asha |
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Elizabeth Worsham; to his brother, John William Worsham, and his |
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wife, Arline; to his nieces, Gail Worsham Pitt, Cynthia Worsham |
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Bowers, and Anna Larson Worsham; and to his other relatives and |
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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 Jean |
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Worsham. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2299 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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