Bill Text: TX HCR129 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Philip Wayne James of Arlington.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-04 - Signed by the Governor [HCR129 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR129-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 129 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Philip | ||
| Wayne James of Arlington, who passed away on February 2, 2019, at | ||
| the age of 84; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Wayne James was born on September 11, 1934, to | ||
| Dalton L. James and Minnie Caldwell James; his family initially | ||
| resided in Dallas County before moving to Lubbock when he was nine | ||
| years old; he completed his college studies at Texas Tech | ||
| University, earning bachelor's and master's degrees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1968, Mr. James had the good fortune to meet | ||
| Peggy Welling, and they spent a memorable first date at the State | ||
| Fair of Texas; the couple exchanged vows in 1971 and shared a | ||
| rewarding marriage that spanned nearly five decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Shortly after receiving his undergraduate degree, | ||
| Mr. James embarked on his career in association management by | ||
| becoming the executive director of the Texas Tech Ex-Students | ||
| Association and its affiliate groups, a position he held for 21 | ||
| years; he relocated to Arlington in 1978 and began focusing on trade | ||
| organizations related to such businesses as farm equipment sales | ||
| and meat packing; in 1985, he became executive director of the Texas | ||
| Lathing and Plastering Contractors Association, and he later took | ||
| on related duties for the National Association of Manufacturers; he | ||
| retired from full-time employment in 2006 but continued to be | ||
| active on a part-time basis for another six years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. James garnered a number of important honors in | ||
| the course of his career, including the Texas Distinguished | ||
| Executive Award, the Construction Industry Lifetime Leadership | ||
| Award, and the Texas Tech University Alumni Association | ||
| Distinguished Executive Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An active member of his community, Mr. James served | ||
| on the boards of the Arlington Public Library and its foundation and | ||
| on several committees; in his leisure time, he enjoyed researching | ||
| his family's genealogy and taking classes in the Tarrant County | ||
| College Senior Education Program; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Wayne James lived a life that was rich in personal | ||
| and professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of | ||
| inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the memory of Philip Wayne James and extend | ||
| heartfelt sympathy to his family and many 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of | ||
| Wayne James. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 129 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 21, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 129 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the Senate on March 26, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
