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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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death of Charles N. Avery III of Round Rock on August 14, 2018, at |
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the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, Charles Avery was born in Austin on November 28, |
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1942, to Charles Avery Jr. and Lucille Sharp Avery, and he grew up |
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with three siblings, John, Nelson, and Christina; after graduating |
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from Austin High School in 1960, he attended St. Edward's |
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University, where he earned a degree in marketing and finance in |
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1966; and |
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WHEREAS, After serving with the U.S. Army as an intelligence |
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officer in Germany from 1966 to 1969, Mr. Avery embarked upon a |
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successful career in banking; he was a national bank examiner until |
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1977, and he served as executive vice president of United States |
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National Bank from 1977 to 1980; he was president of Sugar Land |
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State Bank from 1980 until 1992, and after his retirement from |
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banking, he worked for a Houston construction company before |
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settling in Round Rock; and |
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WHEREAS, Descended from a family of prominent farmers and |
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merchants in Williamson County, Mr. Avery and his siblings decided |
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in 2000 to develop their family's properties around Round Rock and |
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Hutto as a medical and educational hub; these lands have gone on to |
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become the home of Texas State University, the Texas A&M Health |
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Science Center, Austin Community College, Seton Medical Center |
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Williamson, and many other important institutions; Mr. Avery |
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further benefited his community as a board member for the Old |
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Settlers Association of Williamson County, the Greater Round Rock |
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Community Foundation, Capital IDEA, Ride on Center for Kids, and |
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the Seton Williamson Development Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Avery shared a rewarding marriage of 52 years |
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with his wife, Beth Heller Avery, and he was the proud father of a |
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daughter, Marta Avery Lue; deeply devoted to their faith, Mr. and |
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Mrs. Avery expressed their beliefs through their generosity and by |
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participating in mission trips overseas and sponsoring foreign |
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students; in 2007, they were recognized as Citizens of the Year by |
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the City of Round Rock, and in 2016, they were presented with the |
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Lifetime Philanthropy Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award by |
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the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, A loving family man, a respected professional, and a |
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true community leader, Charles Avery leaves behind an admirable |
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record of service that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Charles N. Avery III |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends; and, be it |
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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 Charles N. |
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Avery III. |