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      87(R) HR 103 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
      
            H.R.  No.  103
         
               R E S O L U T I O N
            
                          WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the 
         
            death of Roy Joe Grogan of Weatherford on March 30, 2020, at the age 
         
            of 93; and
         
                          WHEREAS, Roy Joe Grogan was born in Weatherford to Blanche 
         
            and Clarence Grogan on October 4, 1926, and he grew up with a 
         
            brother, Douglas; after graduating from Weatherford High School in 
         
            1943, he attended Weatherford College and North Texas Agricultural 
         
            College, interrupting his education to serve with the U.S. Navy in 
         
            Hawaii; returning to civilian life, he completed his studies at 
         
            Weatherford College and earned his law degree at Duke University in 
         
            1950; and
         
                          WHEREAS, Subsequently recruited by the FBI, Mr.  Grogan was 
         
            personally commissioned as a special agent by J. Edgar Hoover and 
         
            worked for the bureau in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland, 
         
            California, for several years before returning to Weatherford; he 
         
            enjoyed a long and diverse career in his hometown as a lawyer, a 
         
            real estate developer, and the owner and operator of several 
         
            manufacturing companies, including Antelope Oil Tool; he also 
         
            served for a time as the district attorney of Parker County; and
         
                          WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Mr.  Grogan was a 
         
            lay leader in the Methodist Church for more than four decades, 
         
            holding many local and national leadership positions; he was also a 
         
            33rd Degree Mason, and he served as president of the United Way and 
         
            the Lions Club and as chair of the March of Dimes, the Parker and 
         
            Palo Pinto District of the Boy Scouts of America, and the Parker 
         
            County Crime Commission; as head of Civic Development, Inc., he 
         
            oversaw the establishment of the Doss Heritage and Cultural Center; 
         
            he was named Weatherford's Citizen of the Year in 1992, and he 
         
            received the Paragon Medallion from Weatherford College in 1995 and 
         
            the Carlos Hartnett Award in 2000; and
         
                          WHEREAS, Mr.  Grogan married Jeanne Meredith in 1951, and the 
         
            couple were devoted to one another for 69 years, until his passing; 
         
            he was the proud father of three children, Georganne, Jeaneane, and 
         
            Jay, and he was delighted to welcome into his family eight 
         
            grandchildren, Tyler, Garrett, Meredith, Blas, Bryan, Reed, Trent, 
         
            and William, and seven great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Brock, Truly, 
         
            Tipper, Boone, Blas, and Riley; an energetic man with a restless 
         
            spirit, he loved taking his children on vacations to Europe in the 
         
            1960s and 1970s, and he treated each of his grandchildren to a trip 
         
            anywhere in the world on their 12th birthday; after retirement, he 
         
            and his wife traveled the globe for months at a time, visiting Asia, 
         
            Africa, South America, and China; and
         
                          WHEREAS, A loving family man and a proud son of Weatherford, 
         
            Roy Joe Grogan possessed a generosity of spirit that expressed 
         
            itself in myriad ways, and he enriched the lives of countless people 
         
            with his warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be it
         
                          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas 
         
            Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Roy Joe Grogan and 
         
            extend heartfelt sympathy to his 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 House of 
         
            Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Roy Joe 
         
            Grogan.
         
            King of Parker
         
            ______________________________
         
            Speaker of the House          
         
                          I certify that H.R. No. 103 was unanimously adopted by a 
         
            rising vote of the House on March 10, 2021.
         
            ______________________________
         
            Chief Clerk of the House



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
	death of Roy Joe Grogan of Weatherford on March 30, 2020, at the age
	of 93; and
	WHEREAS, Roy Joe Grogan was born in Weatherford to Blanche
	and Clarence Grogan on October 4, 1926, and he grew up with a
	brother, Douglas; after graduating from Weatherford High School in
	1943, he attended Weatherford College and North Texas Agricultural
	College, interrupting his education to serve with the U.S. Navy in
	Hawaii; returning to civilian life, he completed his studies at
	Weatherford College and earned his law degree at Duke University in
	1950; and
	WHEREAS, Subsequently recruited by the FBI, Mr. Grogan was
	personally commissioned as a special agent by J. Edgar Hoover and
	worked for the bureau in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland,
	California, for several years before returning to Weatherford; he
	enjoyed a long and diverse career in his hometown as a lawyer, a
	real estate developer, and the owner and operator of several
	manufacturing companies, including Antelope Oil Tool; he also
	served for a time as the district attorney of Parker County; and
	WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Mr. Grogan was a
	lay leader in the Methodist Church for more than four decades,
	holding many local and national leadership positions; he was also a
	33rd Degree Mason, and he served as president of the United Way and
	the Lions Club and as chair of the March of Dimes, the Parker and
	Palo Pinto District of the Boy Scouts of America, and the Parker
	County Crime Commission; as head of Civic Development, Inc., he
	oversaw the establishment of the Doss Heritage and Cultural Center;
	he was named Weatherford's Citizen of the Year in 1992, and he
	received the Paragon Medallion from Weatherford College in 1995 and
	the Carlos Hartnett Award in 2000; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Grogan married Jeanne Meredith in 1951, and the
	couple were devoted to one another for 69 years, until his passing;
	he was the proud father of three children, Georganne, Jeaneane, and
	Jay, and he was delighted to welcome into his family eight
	grandchildren, Tyler, Garrett, Meredith, Blas, Bryan, Reed, Trent,
	and William, and seven great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Brock, Truly,
	Tipper, Boone, Blas, and Riley; an energetic man with a restless
	spirit, he loved taking his children on vacations to Europe in the
	1960s and 1970s, and he treated each of his grandchildren to a trip
	anywhere in the world on their 12th birthday; after retirement, he
	and his wife traveled the globe for months at a time, visiting Asia,
	Africa, South America, and China; and
	WHEREAS, A loving family man and a proud son of Weatherford,
	Roy Joe Grogan possessed a generosity of spirit that expressed
	itself in myriad ways, and he enriched the lives of countless people
	with his warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Roy Joe Grogan and
	extend heartfelt sympathy to his 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 House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Roy Joe
	Grogan.

	King of Parker

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 103 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 10, 2021.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House