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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and members of the Katy community |
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were greatly saddened by the passing of Katy city council member |
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William Mack Lawton III on May 28, 2015, at the age of 65; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Katy, Bill Lawton was born to |
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William Mack Lawton Jr. and Nellie Rhea Wood Lawton on July 30, |
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1949, in Uvalde; he graduated from Uvalde High School in 1967 and |
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subsequently attended Southwest Texas Junior College ("Kicker |
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Tech") in Uvalde; and |
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WHEREAS, On January 16, 1970, Bill Lawton married the love of |
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his life, Margaret Rose Winans; he moved his family to the Houston |
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area in 1975 and to Katy in 1978; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his nearly four decades in Katy, |
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Mr. Lawton was deeply engaged in the life of the community; an |
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active member of First United Methodist Church for 36 years, he held |
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numerous leadership positions, serving on building committees, |
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sponsoring youth mission trips, and helping and encouraging |
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confirmands as a Friend in Faith; his myriad efforts in behalf of |
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the congregation led to his being awarded the Lifetime Methodist |
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Men's Award in 2015; he was also supportive of area students, |
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serving as president of the booster organization for the band at |
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Katy High School and as a judge for the FFA Livestock Show and Rodeo |
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Parade; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2010, Mr. Lawton retired as general manager of |
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Mac Haik Chevrolet, where he had enjoyed a career that spanned 29 |
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years; with additional time to devote to the Katy ISD, he became a |
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bus driver for special education students in the district; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Lawton also gave generously of his time to the |
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city he loved as a member of the Katy Convention & Tourism Bureau |
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and the City Planning & Zoning Commission; widely admired for his |
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civic leadership, he was elected to the city council in 2011, and he |
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was so popular that he ran unopposed in 2013 and 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Lawton was proud to be a leader in the Katy |
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community, where he served as an inspiration to countless residents |
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and where he leaves behind a legacy that will continue to resonate |
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for many 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 Bill Lawton and |
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extend sincere condolences to all those who mourn his passing; and, |
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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 William |
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Mack "Bill" Lawton. |
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Schofield |
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Zerwas |
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Bell |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3639 was adopted by the House on June |
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1, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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