H.R. No. 751

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The life of an esteemed NFL and college football
	official drew to a close with the passing of Mason L. Cashion Jr. on
	February 10, 2019, at the age of 87; and
	WHEREAS, "Red" Cashion was born in College Station on
	November 10, 1931, to Mason and Winnie Cashion, and he grew up with
	the companionship of a brother, James; a multisport athlete at A&M
	Consolidated High School, he went on to attend Texas A&M University
	on a baseball scholarship and graduated in 1953; he was
	commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and spent much
	of his four-year military tenure with the National Security Agency;
	and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Cashion began officiating junior high football
	games while still a Texas A&M student, but his initial tenure
	calling Southland Conference college games in the 1960s came to an
	end after football coaches complained about his aloof demeanor on
	the field; determined to make a change, he adopted an enthusiastic
	approach to his work, and he returned to officiating in the college
	ranks before joining the NFL in 1972; initially a line judge, he was
	promoted to referee in 1976, and he went on to call more than 500
	games over the course of 25 years, including Super Bowls XX and XXX;
	his trademark was his elongated "first dowwwwn" call, delivered in
	a Brazos Valley drawl, which became a favorite of TV audiences;
	after retiring in 1997, he remained active with the league,
	training officials on a paid and volunteer basis; and
	WHEREAS, Highly respected by his peers, Mr. Cashion served as
	president of the Professional Referees Association and garnered the
	NFL's prestigious Art McNally Award; moreover, he was inducted into
	the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, and the football officials'
	locker room at Texas A&M's Kyle Field bears his name; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Cashion enjoyed the love and support of his
	first wife, Lou Burgess Cashion, during their 47 years together;
	following her death, he was fortunate enough to find love again and
	shared a rewarding marriage with Marie Cashion; he took great pride
	in his children, James, Sharon, Joyce, and Shelley, as well as in
	his six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; a valued member
	of the Bryan-College Station community, he helped found the
	Burgess, Cashion & Haddox insurance business, which later became
	Anco Insurance, and he was a member of several area congregations
	through the years, most recently A&M United Methodist Church; and
	WHEREAS, While Red Cashion's passing brings great sadness to
	all who had the good fortune to know him, his accomplishments will
	continue to be remembered and admired for many years to come; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mason L. Cashion Jr.
	and extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives and friends; and, be
	it further
	R
	ESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Red
	Cashion.
	Raney
	Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble
	Allen Guillen Oliverson
	Allison Gutierrez Ortega
	Anchia Harless Pacheco
	Anderson Harris Paddie
	Ashby Hefner Parker
	Bailes Hernandez Patterson
	Beckley Herrero Paul
	Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez
	Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan
	Bernal Howard Price
	Biedermann Huberty Ramos
	Blanco Hunter Raney
	Bohac Israel Raymond
	Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds
	Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
	Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr.
	Bucy Kacal Rose
	Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal
	Burrows King of Parker Sanford
	Button King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Cain Klick Shaheen
	Calanni Krause Sheffield
	Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr.
	Capriglione Lambert Shine
	Clardy Landgraf Smith
	Cole Lang Smithee
	Coleman Larson Springer
	Collier Leach Stephenson
	Cortez Leman Stickland
	Craddick Longoria Stucky
	Cyrier Lopez Swanson
	Darby Lozano Talarico
	Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry
	Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt
	Dominguez Meyer Toth
	Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas
	Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant
	Fierro Miller VanDeaver
	Flynn Minjarez Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morales White
	Geren Morrison Wilson
	Gervin-Hawkins Muñoz, Jr. Wray
	Goldman Murphy Wu
	González of Dallas Murr Zedler
	González of El Paso Neave Zerwas
	Goodwin Nevárez Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 751 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on March 13, 2019.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House