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  H.C.R. No. 54
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 
         WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost a renowned civil rights
  leader and public servant with the death of former State
  Representative Reby Cary of Fort Worth on December 7, 2018, at the
  age of 98; and
         WHEREAS, Reby Cary was born in Fort Worth on September 9,
  1920, to Maggie B. Cary and the Reverend Smith Cary Jr.; he grew up
  during the era of segregation and attended all-black schools,
  graduating from I. M. Terrell High School in 1937 and earning a
  bachelor's degree in history and political science from Prairie
  View A&M College in 1941; answering his nation's call to duty at the
  start of World War II, he became one of the first African Americans
  to enlist in the U.S. Coast Guard as an apprentice seaman and one of
  the first to train as a radio operator; he served in combat in the
  South Pacific and participated in the invasions of Saipan, Tinian,
  Leyte, Luzon, and Okinawa; and
         WHEREAS, Following his discharge in November 1945, Mr. Cary
  returned to Texas and cofounded the Fort Worth Negro Chamber of
  Commerce and the McDonald College of Industrial Arts, a vocational
  school for black veterans who were excluded from white schools;
  after completing his master's degree, he began teaching history and
  government, first at Dunbar Middle School and later at Tarrant
  County Junior College; in 1969, he became the first African
  American professor at The University of Texas at Arlington, where
  he also served as associate dean of student affairs; while there, he
  led the efforts to remove the Confederate flag from the campus and
  to change the school's mascot from the Rebels to the Mavericks; in
  addition, he helped establish the chapters of two fraternities and
  a sorority at UTA, and he played a leading role in the creation of
  the school's Minorities Cultural Center, one of the first of its
  kind in the Southwest; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Cary was a member of the Texas House of
  Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and over the course of his three
  terms in the legislature, he served as the budget and oversight
  chair of the Regions, Compacts, and Districts Committee, as vice
  chair of the Energy Committee, and as a member of the County
  Affairs, the Rules and Resolutions, and the Government Organization
  Committees; moreover, he was the first African American elected to
  the Fort Worth school board, and he was a founding member of the
  Frederick Douglass Republicans of Fort Worth and Tarrant County,
  the president of the Black Republican Council of Texas, and a member
  of the State Republican Executive Committee; and
         WHEREAS, Deeply engaged in a range of community issues,
  Mr. Cary was active with the Fort Worth Transportation Authority,
  the Tax Appraisal Review Board of Tarrant County, the Youth
  Services Bureau of Tarrant County, the Fort Worth/Tarrant County
  Minority Leaders and Citizens Council, the Fort Worth Metropolitan
  Black Chamber of Commerce, the Boy Scouts of America, the United
  Way, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; in addition to his other
  accomplishments, he was a prolific author, producing more than 20
  volumes about the history of African Americans in Fort Worth; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Cary enjoyed the love and support of his wife,
  Nadine, and they shared a rewarding marriage that spanned 58 years
  until her passing in 2003; the couple were the parents of a
  treasured daughter, Faith; and
         WHEREAS, Reby Cary made a lasting, positive difference
  through his strong commitment to social progress and public
  affairs, and his contributions and achievements will long resonate
  in the community and state he proudly called home; now, therefore,
  be it
         RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby pay tribute to the life of former State Representative Reby
  Cary and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
  Reby Cary.
 
  Collier
 
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Goodwin Oliverson
 
Morales Guerra Ortega
 
Allen Guillen Pacheco
 
Allison Gutierrez Paddie
 
Anchia Harless Parker
 
Anderson Harris Patterson
 
Ashby Hefner Paul
 
Bailes Hernandez Perez
 
Beckley Herrero Phelan
 
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Price
 
Bell of Montgomery Holland Ramos
 
Bernal Howard Raney
 
Biedermann Huberty Raymond
 
Blanco Hunter Reynolds
 
Bohac Israel Rodriguez
 
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rose
 
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
 
Bucy Kacal Sanford
 
Burns King of Hemphill Schaefer
 
Burrows King of Parker Shaheen
 
Button King of Uvalde Sheffield
 
Cain Klick Sherman, Sr.
 
Calanni Krause Shine
 
Canales Kuempel Smith
 
Capriglione Lambert Smithee
 
Clardy Landgraf Springer
 
Cole Lang Stephenson
 
Coleman Larson Stickland
 
Collier Leach Stucky
 
Cortez Leman Swanson
 
Craddick Longoria Talarico
 
Cyrier Lozano Thierry
 
Darby Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Harris
 
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Tinderholt
 
Dean Metcalf Toth
 
Deshotel Meyer Turner of Dallas
 
Dominguez Meza Turner of Tarrant
 
Dutton Middleton VanDeaver
 
Farrar Miller Vo
 
Fierro Minjarez Walle
 
Flynn Moody White
 
Frank Morrison Wilson
 
Frullo Muñoz, Jr. Wray
 
Geren Murphy Wu
 
Gervin-Hawkins Murr Zedler
 
Goldman Neave Zerwas
 
González of Dallas Nevárez Zwiener
 
González of El Paso Noble
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 54 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the House on February 26, 2019.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 54 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the Senate on March 4, 2019.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor