Bill Text: TX HR996 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Claud Barton Jacobs of Victoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-20 - Reported enrolled [HR996 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR996-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 996 |
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WHEREAS, The passing of Claud Barton Jacobs on February 27, | ||
2023, at the age of 80, concluded a remarkable life of service to | ||
the Victoria community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Yoakum on July 14, 1942, Claud Jacobs was the | ||
son of Claud John Jacobs and Anna Rose Barton Jacobs; he graduated | ||
from St. Joseph High School in 1960 and went on to earn a bachelor's | ||
degree from The University of Texas at Austin, where he was senior | ||
class president; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Jacobs embarked on a 45-year career in insurance | ||
and financial services in 1964, and he eventually went into | ||
business for himself, forming Jacobs Insurance, which became | ||
Jacobs-Weber Insurance; he was later a founding partner of | ||
LodeStone Financial Services; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1972, Mr. Jacobs helped establish Bluebonnet | ||
Youth Ranch, a private care facility and long-term residential home | ||
for mothers and families in need; over the years, it has housed more | ||
than 600 children, and he had an active role with the organization, | ||
helping raise millions of dollars at its annual golf tournament | ||
fundraiser and serving as a house parent, cook, and tour guide; | ||
along the way, he helped start an endowment fund for the University | ||
of Houston-Victoria athletic program and gave generously of his | ||
time and talents to several charitable organizations, including the | ||
Boy Scouts Troop 110 of Victoria; he was recognized as a Knight of | ||
St. Gregory by Pope John Paul II for outstanding community service | ||
and received the South Texas Council of Boy Scouts of America | ||
Distinguished Citizen Award in 2018; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Jacobs married Mary Virginia Mason in Kerrville | ||
on June 6, 1964, and the couple shared a fulfilling marriage that | ||
spanned nearly six decades; he took great pride in his children, | ||
Todd and Tonya, and his grandchildren, Zachary and Jenna; and | ||
WHEREAS, An engaged citizen, a devoted family man, and an | ||
admired business leader, Claud Jacobs lived a rich and purposeful | ||
life, and he will forever be remembered with deep affection by those | ||
who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Claud Barton Jacobs | ||
and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and 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 Claud | ||
Jacobs. | ||
Morrison | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 996 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 20, 2023. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||