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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 on July 4, |
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2025, with the passing of John Henry Moon Jr. of Pasadena at the age |
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of 65; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston on September 16, 1959, John Moon Jr. |
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was the son of John and Rose Moon; he grew up in Pasadena and |
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graduated from Sam Rayburn High School before enrolling at |
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San Jacinto College; he received his bachelor's degree from |
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Southern Methodist University and his master's degree from the |
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University of Houston-Clear Lake; following in his father's |
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footsteps, he worked as a certified public accountant, enjoying a |
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career in banking and investments that spanned more than 30 years; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime advocate for San Jacinto College, |
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Mr. Moon played a pivotal role in the passage of two major bond |
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referenda that secured $720 million in funding to benefit the |
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school's three campuses and 30,000 students, and he championed |
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workforce training programs that helped lead to employment |
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opportunities for graduates; his efforts to that end included |
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supporting the development of the college's Maritime Campus, the |
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creation of the LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy, |
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and Technology, and the recent launch of a pilot program for |
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cosmetology students in collaboration with the Texas Department of |
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Licensing and Regulation; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moon also contributed generously to the Promise |
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@ San Jac Scholarship; he loved attending graduation ceremonies to |
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see the culmination of students' hard work, and he made frequent |
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trips to Austin and Washington, D.C., to promote the cause of higher |
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education; back at home, Mr. Moon sought opportunities to serve the |
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Pasadena community and volunteered his time with such organizations |
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as the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, the Pasadena Livestock Show & |
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Rodeo, and the American Heart Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moon was preceded in death by his first wife, |
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Lori Moon, and his second wife, Sheressa Moon; he was fortunate |
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enough to find love again with Beverly Moon, and his treasured |
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family also included his two sons, John and Donovan, and his two |
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grandchildren, John and Lori; and |
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WHEREAS, Although John Moon will be deeply missed, he has |
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left his loved ones with a wealth of memories that they will forever |
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cherish; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of John Henry Moon |
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Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his mother, Rose Moon; to his wife, Beverly Moon; to his sons, John |
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H. Moon III and his wife, Vennessa, and Donovan Moon and his wife, |
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Julia; to his grandchildren, John H. Moon IV and Lori Moon; to his |
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brother, Randy Moon, and his wife, Kim; and to his other relatives |
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and 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of John Moon. |