81R3837 JH-D
By: Woolley H.R. No. 125
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The city of Houston lost an admired business leader
with the passing of Lee Price Moncrief on July 27, 2008, at the age
of 57; and
WHEREAS, The son of Rosemary Drennan and George Price
Moncrief, Lee Moncrief was born on July 12, 1951, in Colorado City,
Texas; he spent much of his childhood in the southern part of the
state, but his father's work as a petroleum engineer also took the
family to Tyler and to McComb, Mississippi, during Lee's youth; he
graduated from McAllen High School in 1969 and then studied at Texas
A&M University before earning a degree in business from The
University of Texas at Austin in 1974; and
WHEREAS, Moving to Houston in the mid-1970s, he embarked on a
successful career in the energy industry that spanned 33 years;
specializing in the areas of finance, investment banking, and asset
management, he ultimately helped found Moncrief Willingham Energy
Advisors in 1999; in addition, he served as the investment manager
of HedgeEnergy and was a member of the Independent Petroleum
Association of America for 20 years; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Moncrief was joined in matrimony to Nancy
Eversole in 1976, beginning their 32 years together; Mr. Moncrief
was deeply devoted to his family, which came to include four sons,
Lee, Logan, Matthew, and Andrew, and he took great delight in the
many activities they shared together; and
WHEREAS, Possessing an enduring love of the ocean, Mr.
Moncrief was an avid sailor who held a 100-ton captain's license and
piloted his boat, Regency, to a variety of destinations, including
ports of call in New England, Florida, and the Caribbean; his
interest in nautical endeavors was recognized with his commission
as an admiral in the Texas Navy; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Moncrief further indulged his enjoyment of the
outdoors through his hobbies of fishing, rafting, camping, hiking,
and golf; he also relished the opportunities he had to travel
throughout the United States and to visit foreign countries; and
WHEREAS, This respected and influential Texan was active in a
variety of organizations; a strong supporter of the Boy Scouts of
America, he served as scoutmaster and committee chair of Troop 55
and as a member of the board of directors of the Sam Houston Area
Council; his involvement with The University of Texas included
membership in the Hermes Society of the McCombs School of Business,
the Longfellow Society, the UT Golf Club, Texas Exes, and the
executive committee of the Chancellor's Council; moreover, he
belonged to the Roaring Fork Club, the Lakewood Yacht Club, and the
Houston City Club; and
WHEREAS, Although his time on this earth ended far too soon,
Lee Moncrief lived a caring and purposeful life that balanced
professional success with an abiding commitment to his loved ones,
and his achievements will long be treasured by those who had the
good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lee Price Moncrief and
extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
Nancy; to his sons, Lee Price Moncrief, Jr., and his wife, Brooke,
Logan Anderson Moncrief, Matthew Henry Hunter Moncrief, and Andrew
Sharp Moncrief; to his sister, Marcia Moncrief Goodless, and her
husband, Michael; to his mother-in-law, Mrs. Henry W. Eversole; to
his brother-in-law, Henry W. Eversole, Jr., and his wife, Merry
Jane; to his sister-in-law, Lona Eversole Forester; to his uncle,
Joseph Moncrief, and his wife, Bette; and to his 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 House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Lee Price
Moncrief.