H.R. No. 310

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
	passing of former state representative James Parker McCollough of
	Austin on October 31, 2024, at the age of 74; and
	WHEREAS, The son of J. C. McCollough and Norma Jim Cornett
	McCollough, Parker McCollough was born in Amarillo on October 18,
	1950, and he grew up with three sisters, Randa, Kay, and Gail; he
	attended South Plains College on a track scholarship and
	transferred to Texas Tech University, where he earned a bachelor's
	degree in business and a law degree; during summers, he expanded his
	horizons by working at the YMCA in Estes Park, Colorado, and selling
	textbooks across the eastern United States; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. McCollough joined a Georgetown law firm, and
	while raising his two oldest children, he became involved in the
	local community; he frequently worked on a pro bono basis and served
	as a public defender and municipal judge; in addition, he refereed
	high school football games and ran the clock at Southwestern
	University basketball games; and
	WHEREAS, In 1988, Mr. McCollough won election to the Texas
	House of Representatives; he served as chair of the Criminal
	Jurisprudence Committee and the Judicial Affairs Subcommittee on
	Budget and Oversight, and he was a member of the Redistricting
	Committee and the Task Force on State and Local Drug Control; having
	developed a love of politics, public policy, and
	relationship-building, he became a regulatory lobbyist following
	his two terms in office; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. McCollough met the former Rhonda Puls at the
	State Capitol, and they married on June 23, 1991; the couple became
	the proud parents of two children, and Mr. McCollough enjoyed
	coaching Little League teams, instilling a reverence for the game
	along with great enthusiasm; deeply patriotic, he always cried
	while singing the national anthem and took each of his children to
	witness the peaceful transition of power at a presidential
	inauguration; he helped them register to vote and brought them to
	the polls as well; above all, he taught them to enjoy life to the
	fullest and enable others to do the same; his relationships and his
	faith were informed by his profound commitment to Alcoholics
	Anonymous, and he attended a men's meeting at a local church every
	Saturday; during 22 years of sobriety, he served as a sponsor for
	countless people, always making himself available to those who
	needed his support; and
	WHEREAS, Although Parker McCollough is greatly missed, those
	who held him dear will forever remember the warmth and compassion
	that he brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Honorable James
	Parker McCollough and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones: to
	his wife, Rhonda McCollough; to his children, Cory (Jaime
	Villanueva), James (Audra Sharifi Isfahani), Murphy (Kolton
	McDougald), and Chandler (John Holt); to his grandchildren, Lucia,
	Anna, CJ, and Coco; to his sisters, Kay (Terry Milligan) and Gail;
	and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, 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 Parker
	McCollough.
	Howard
	Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
	Alders Guillen Morgan
	Allen Harless Muñoz
	Anchía Harris Noble
	Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
	Barry Harrison Oliverson
	Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
	Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
	Bernal Hernandez Patterson
	Bhojani Hickland Paul
	Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
	Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
	Bryant Hopper Phelan
	Buckley Howard Pierson
	Bucy Hull Plesa
	Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Cain Johnson Richardson
	Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
	Canales Jones of Harris Romero
	Capriglione Kerwin Rose
	Cole King Rosenthal
	Collier Kitzman Schatzline
	Cook LaHood Schofield
	Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
	Craddick Lambert Shaheen
	Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
	Curry Leach Simmons
	Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
	A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
	Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
	Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
	DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
	Dorazio Louderback Tepper
	Dutton Lowe Thompson
	Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
	Fairly Lujan Toth
	Flores Luther Troxclair
	Frank Manuel Turner
	Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
	Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
	Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
	Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
	Gates Metcalf Vo
	Gerdes Meyer Walle
	Geren Meza Ward Johnson
	Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
	González of Dallas Moody Wilson
	González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
	Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 310 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on March 6, 2025.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House