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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, San Antonio lost an admired civic leader with the |
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passing of John William Hayes on January 17, 2023, at the age of 63; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Alice Inez Head and Elmer Stanton Hayes, |
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John Hayes was born in Dallas on May 17, 1959; he attended Texas |
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Tech University and embarked on a career in the oil and gas |
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industry, rising to become president of Activa Resources; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hayes was deeply committed to helping others, |
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and he served as chair of the San Antonio Area Foundation and |
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Santikos Enterprises; as a founding member of the board of the |
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Somerset ISD Education Foundation, he worked diligently for the |
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betterment of an underserved school district; he was also a member |
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of the boards of City Education Partners and San Antonio Citizens |
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Federal Credit Union; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all, Mr. Hayes was devoted to his family; he |
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shared a fulfilling marriage with his wife, Amy, and he took great |
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pride in their daughter, Hayden; with a larger-than-life |
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personality and keen interest in others, he had a gift for making |
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everyone around him feel special; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hayes was sustained by a strong faith from an |
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early age, and in his youth, he traveled with a Christian singing |
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group; profoundly appreciative of all his blessings, he wrote |
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thoughtful notes for his "gratitude jar," and he met life's |
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challenges, including cancer, with determination and grace; in his |
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free time, he enjoyed music and theater, and he delighted in |
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attending Phantom of the Opera with his daughter, listening to |
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gospel music and Luther Vandross, and watching sentimental Hallmark |
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movies; recently, he had taken up pickleball and played |
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enthusiastically with his friends at San Antonio Country Club; and |
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WHEREAS, John Hayes lived a caring and purposeful life |
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centered around his family, his faith, and his community, and |
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although he will be deeply missed by those he left behind, he will |
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forever hold a special place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of John William Hayes |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Amy Carr Hayes; to his daughter, Hayden Reese Hayes; to his |
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siblings, Stan Hayes, Connie Swain, and Cricket Lee; to his |
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brothers-in-law, Andy and Greg Carr; and to his other relatives and |
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many friends; and, 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 John Hayes. |