Bill Text: TX HR1562 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Edward Samuel Hicks Sr. of Corpus Christi.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-20 - Reported enrolled [HR1562 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1562-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1562 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Edward | ||
Samuel Hicks Sr. of Corpus Christi, who died on April 25, 2019, at | ||
the age of 84; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ed Hicks was born on April 29, 1934, in Cincinnati, | ||
Ohio, to A. W. and Leona Hicks, and he grew up with three siblings, | ||
Allen, Marvin, and Joyce; he shared 61 years with his wife, Gloria, | ||
and he was the proud father of three children, Debbie, Eddie, and | ||
Charlie; later in life, he was blessed with three grandchildren, | ||
Hannah, Edward, and William; and | ||
WHEREAS, A self-made businessman, Mr. Hicks began his career | ||
in 1959 at a Chevrolet dealership in Detroit, Michigan, where he | ||
rose from salesman to sales manager; after moving with his family to | ||
Corpus Christi in 1966, he opened Ed Hicks Motors, selling | ||
pre-owned luxury cars, and over the next 50 years he and his family | ||
went on to create an automotive retail empire; today, there are six | ||
Ed Hicks dealerships in Corpus Christi, employing 250 people; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Hicks cherished his faith, and he gave back to | ||
his community as a generous supporter of Texas A&M | ||
University-Corpus Christi, the Texas State Aquarium, the USS | ||
Lexington Museum on the Bay, and Gloria Hicks Elementary School, | ||
among others; he also served as a member of the Texas Medical Board, | ||
president of the Corpus Christi International Airport Board, and | ||
founder and chair of the Corpus Christi Police Foundation; in 2011, | ||
he was honored with the Kirkland Distinguished Visitor in Business | ||
Administration Award from TAMUCC, and during Buccaneer Days 2012 he | ||
served as King Alonso LIX; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ed Hicks lived a rich and purposeful life, and he | ||
leaves behind a legacy of hard work and service to others that will | ||
continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Edward Samuel Hicks | ||
Sr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ed Hicks. | ||
Hunter | ||
Herrero | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1562 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 17, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||