Bill Text: TX SR483 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Michael Charles Pistone.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-27 - Reported enrolled [SR483 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR483-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Michael Pistone | ||
| WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Michael Charles | ||
| Pistone of Galveston were deeply saddened by his passing on | ||
| January 8, 2022, at the age of 68; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A proud third-generation native of Galveston | ||
| Island, Michael Pistone was born to John and Priscilla Pistone on | ||
| November 3, 1953; he grew up with three siblings, Anthony, Mark, | ||
| and Paul, and he graduated from Ball High School; he began | ||
| working at Sea-Arama Marineworld as a teenager, ultimately | ||
| earning a promotion to food operations supervisor for the entire | ||
| park; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Embarking on a career of over 40 years in the | ||
| hospitality industry, Mr. Pistone became known for his | ||
| leadership skills and the relationships he built with employees; | ||
| as a general manager, he developed his last property into a AAA | ||
| Four Diamond resort; he was a founding member of the Galveston | ||
| Hotel & Lodging Association, serving on its executive board for | ||
| many years, and he sat on the Arts and Historical Preservation | ||
| Advisory Board, the Grand 1894 Opera House advisory board, and | ||
| the Galveston Park Board of Trustees; most recently, he received | ||
| the Galveston Tourism Industry Lifetime of Service Achievement | ||
| Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Above all, Mr. Pistone treasured time spent with | ||
| his family; he and his wife, Theresa, shared a rewarding marriage | ||
| of more than four decades, and he took great pride in their two | ||
| children, Amanda and Kathryn, and five grandchildren; he also | ||
| adored his pets, Lucy and Sofia; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Michael Pistone lived a life that was rich in | ||
| personal and professional achievements, and he will forever be a | ||
| source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Michael Charles | ||
| Pistone and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his | ||
| family: to his wife, Theresa Hardee Pistone; to his daughters, | ||
| Amanda Pistone and Kathryn Pistone; to his grandchildren, | ||
| Olivia, Dylan, Lachlan, Ansley, and Finley; to his brothers, Mark | ||
| Pistone and Paul Pistone; and to his many other relatives and | ||
| friends; 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 Michael Pistone. | ||
| Middleton | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 27, 2023, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
