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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of John Hamshire Williams, who died on |
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October 20, 2023, at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, John Williams was born on October 17, 1933, in El |
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Paso, and in 1941, he moved with his family to Pecos; he |
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experienced the joys of rural living while growing up on his |
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family's farm before attending Saint Edward's High School, and he |
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went on to study at The University of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted student and athlete, he played on the |
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university's 1952 football team and participated in the Reserve |
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Officers' Training Corps program; John graduated in 1957 with a |
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degree in mechanical engineering, and he was commissioned as a |
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second lieutenant in the United States Air Force and was later |
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accepted into Harvard Business School; and |
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WHEREAS, John worked for several years for the Western |
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Company before beginning a long and successful career of more |
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than three decades in the securities industry; over the course of |
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his career, he gained valuable experience working for a number of |
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different firms in places like San Antonio and Dallas, and he |
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came to be regarded as a trusted expert and a respected leader in |
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his field; and |
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WHEREAS, John served in multiple of executive and |
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leadership roles at firms in the industry and in professional |
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organizations, and he retired from his career in the securities |
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industry in 1999; guided by his natural talent for business and |
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his entrepreneurial spirit, John was instrumental in |
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underwriting Clear Channel Communications, CCU; he served with |
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distinction as director of the successful, multimillion-dollar |
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company until 2008, when it was sold to an investment group; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his rewarding professional |
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endeavors, John delighted in traveling with his family to visit |
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Pecos and on skiing and quail-hunting trips; among his favorite |
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pastimes, he enjoyed golfing and congregating with his closest |
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friends at Rivercrest Country Club in Fort Worth, and he was a |
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founding member of the Arlington Heights Cribbage Club; during |
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the holiday season, John took great care in preparing his |
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specialty pecans, which he delivered and shipped to his many |
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friends around the globe; and |
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WHEREAS, John was an adoring father to his three children, |
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whom he shared with Suzanne Smith, his first wife and a cherished |
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friend and companion in his later years; he was blessed to enjoy |
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27 years of marriage with his beloved second wife, the late Anne |
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McLean, until the time of her passing in 2012, and he treasured |
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his grandchildren and his many loving extended family members; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, John's wisdom, warmth, and determined spirit were |
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a source of strength and comfort to his family and countless |
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friends, and he leaves behind an inspiring legacy and many |
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precious memories that will be forever treasured by his loved |
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ones and by all who were privileged to know him and to share in |
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his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of John Hamshire Williams; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of John Williams. |