Bill Text: TX SR245 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of former Texas Senator Hugh Quay Parmer.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-13 - Reported enrolled [SR245 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR245-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Hugh Parmer | ||
WHEREAS, The passing of the Honorable Hugh Quay Parmer of | ||
Fort Worth on May 27, 2020, at the age of 80, concluded a remarkable | ||
life of public service that included contributions as a state | ||
legislator, a mayor, and a federal government official; and | ||
WHEREAS, A Fort Worth native, Hugh Parmer was born to the | ||
Reverend Quay Parmer and Mary Louise Parmer on August 3, 1939; he | ||
graduated from Yale University and earned a master's degree from | ||
The University of Texas at Arlington; elected to the Texas | ||
Legislature when he was just 23 years old, he was at that time the | ||
youngest member to serve in the house of representatives; he went | ||
on to hold positions with the Peace Corps and the U.S. Department | ||
of Commerce during the administration of President Lyndon | ||
B. Johnson; returning to Fort Worth, he joined the city council | ||
in 1975, and after winning election as mayor two years later, he | ||
focused on advancing accountability, transparency, and the | ||
diversity of the local court system; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1982, Mr. Parmer won a seat in the Texas | ||
Senate, and during the eight years that he was a member of that | ||
chamber, he secured passage of legislation that provided hunger | ||
relief for hundreds of thousands of Texans, as well as bills that | ||
required health insurers to cover Alzheimer's disease care and | ||
mammograms; moreover, he chaired the intergovernmental relations | ||
committee for two sessions and served as president pro tempore | ||
during the 71st Legislature; during this period, he also studied | ||
law on his own, and he passed the bar in 1988; and | ||
WHEREAS, Called to federal service again in 1998, | ||
Mr. Parmer was appointed by President Bill Clinton to head of the | ||
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance of the U.S. Agency for | ||
International Development; in that capacity, he managed disaster | ||
relief efforts in more than 80 countries, from war-torn Kosovo | ||
and famine-plagued Ethiopia to Caribbean nations ravaged by | ||
hurricanes; he then relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and | ||
spent six years as president of the American Refugee Committee; | ||
in retirement, he returned to Texas and became an adjunct | ||
professor, inspiring students at a number of universities; in all | ||
his endeavors, he was supported by his wife, Evelyn, with whom he | ||
shared 55 years of marriage, and he took great pride in his | ||
children, Travis and Elizabeth, and in his granddaughter, | ||
Claire; and | ||
WHEREAS, Hugh Parmer devoted his career to improving the | ||
lives of people across Texas and around the world, and although | ||
he is deeply missed, his exceptional achievements will continue | ||
to resonate in the years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Hugh Quay Parmer | ||
and extend sincere sympathy 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 Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Hugh Parmer. | ||
Powell, Whitmire, Zaffirini | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on April 13, 2021, | ||
by a rising vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate |