Bill Text: TX HR1019 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 1019

Bill Title: In memory of Stanley James Briers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-04-20 - Reported enrolled [HR1019 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR1019-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 1019



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived remain to comfort the
	family and friends of Stanley James Briers, who passed away on
	October 10, 2022; and
	WHEREAS, The son of Harry and Mary Briers, Stanley Briers was
	born in 1936 in Houston and grew up alongside his six siblings; he
	graduated from Saint Stanislaus in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, in
	1955 and continued his education at Tulane University and the
	University of Houston; after serving in the U.S. Army for two years,
	he returned to Houston and established a successful air
	conditioning, electrical, and plumbing company; and
	WHEREAS, Active in his professional community, Mr. Briers
	held leadership roles with a number of trade associations,
	including the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, the
	Construction Industry Council, and the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling
	Contractors Association; he also served his fellow citizens as a
	precinct chair and election judge and as a member of the Knights of
	Columbus and the American Legion; and
	WHEREAS, Valuing family above all else, Mr. Briers shared a
	rewarding marriage with his wife, Carrolyn, that spanned more than
	three decades, and he took great pride in his children, Dorothy,
	Latane, Tipton, Harry, Kimberly, Kelly, Tammy, and Brandon; with
	the passing years, he had the privilege of seeing his family grow to
	include 17 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; in his leisure
	time, he enjoyed hunting and racing cars and boats, and he was a
	licensed pilot; and
	WHEREAS, Admired for his devotion to his family, his
	generosity of spirit, and his joyous zest for life, Stanley Briers
	enriched the lives of all who knew him, and they will forever hold
	him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Stanley James
	Briers and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; 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 Stanley
	Briers.

	Paul

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 1019 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on April 20, 2023.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House