Bill Text: TX HR322 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Clarence Ray Pennington of Salado.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-10 - Reported enrolled [HR322 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR322-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 322 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort | ||
| those saddened by the death of Clarence Ray Pennington of Salado on | ||
| November 17, 2022; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Clarence Ray Pennington Sr. and Bessie | ||
| Irene Pennington, CR Pennington was born in Dallas in 1937; he | ||
| graduated from Forest Avenue High School in 1955, and he went on to | ||
| earn a degree in business from North Texas State Teachers College, | ||
| where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity; on March 3, | ||
| 1973, he wed the former Joyce Eaton, and the couple shared a | ||
| rewarding marriage that spanned nearly five decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to serving in the Air Force Reserve, | ||
| Mr. Pennington enjoyed a successful career in the clothing | ||
| industry, and he was the owner of 18 retail clothing stores; in | ||
| 1984, he and Mrs. Pennington purchased American Dance/Drill Team, | ||
| and he became vice president and chief financial officer of the | ||
| company; over the years, he helped to provide numerous scholarships | ||
| for dance students and teams, and in 2017, he helped to establish | ||
| the Joyce and CR Pennington Dance Education Scholarship at the | ||
| University of North Texas; he was honored with the Distinguished | ||
| Service Award from the Texas Dance Educators Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Pennington took great | ||
| pride in his two children, Brad and Doug, and with the passing | ||
| years, he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include four | ||
| grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known CR Pennington | ||
| will remember the way he touched their lives with his exceptional | ||
| kindness, generosity, and humor, and he will forever hold a special | ||
| place 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 Clarence Ray | ||
| Pennington and extend sincere condolences to the members of his | ||
| family: to his wife, Joyce Eaton Pennington; to his sons, Brad | ||
| Pennington and his wife, Tracy Melendez, and Doug Pennington and | ||
| his wife, Gina Goodson; to his grandchildren, Brittany Pennington | ||
| Dolotina and her husband, Jordan Dolotina, Coleman Ray Pennington, | ||
| Kylee Goodson, and Sami Selby; to his great-grandchildren, Jackson | ||
| and Mackenzie Dolotina; to his cousins, Janis Pennington Bell, | ||
| Cindy Pennington Murphey, James Pennington, and Carol Cox; and to | ||
| his many other relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a 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 CR Pennington. | ||
| Buckley | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 322 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 8, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
