Bill Text: TX HR431 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ted Stewart of Dripping Springs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR431 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR431-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 431 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and enthusiasm drew to a close | ||
| with the passing of Teddy Lee Stewart of Dripping Springs on | ||
| December 17, 2014, at the age of 67; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born to Kenneth and Josephine Stewart on July 30, | ||
| 1947, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Ted Stewart moved to Odessa with | ||
| his family at an early age; he was a standout athlete at Permian | ||
| High School before enrolling at Odessa Junior College and capturing | ||
| a National Junior College Championship as a member of the school's | ||
| track and field squad; he went on to earn an athletic scholarship to | ||
| attend the University of Alabama, where he received his bachelor's | ||
| degree in chemistry and biology; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A successful businessman and entrepreneur, | ||
| Mr. Stewart started his own construction company in Odessa and | ||
| eventually expanded his interests in real estate development to | ||
| include infrastructure projects across the state and nation, as | ||
| well as overseas; he established a number of prosperous enterprises | ||
| throughout his career, such as the Armadillo Boring Company, Great | ||
| Plains Water Supply, Capitan Enterprises, and Capitol Trencher, | ||
| among others; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart was joined in marriage to the former | ||
| Suzanne Miller, and they shared four and a half decades together; he | ||
| was the proud father of four children, Joseph, Jamison, Julianna, | ||
| and Hunter, and he eventually knew the joy of welcoming into his | ||
| family 10 grandchildren; in his leisure time, he enjoyed sailing, | ||
| skiing, hiking, and myriad other outdoor activities, as well as | ||
| pursuing his passion for music and songwriting; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart shared his time and talents with a | ||
| number of worthwhile organizations, including Heart Gift, the Boy | ||
| Scouts of America, the Texas Heritage Songwriters Association, the | ||
| Texas Heart Institute, and the Texas Commission on the Arts; | ||
| moreover, Mr. Stewart was a longtime advocate for private | ||
| landowners and property rights in the State of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A man who derived great pleasure from new challenges | ||
| and adventures, Ted Stewart lived life to the fullest, and he will | ||
| forever be a source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Teddy Lee Stewart | ||
| and extend sincere condolences to his family: to his wife, Suzy | ||
| Stewart; to his children, Joseph Stewart and his wife, Allison, | ||
| Jamison Stewart, Julianna Tinney and her husband, Brad, and Hunter | ||
| Stewart and his wife, Megan; to his grandchildren, Abigail, | ||
| Harrison, Emma, Madeline, Amelia, and Lila Stewart, and Townsend, | ||
| Theodore, Miller, and Baker Tinney; to his sister, Susan Scherra, | ||
| and her husband, David; to his brother, Gary Stewart, and his wife, | ||
| Vicki; and to his other 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 Ted | ||
| Stewart. | ||
| Isaac | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 431 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
