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.
Woolley
Straus Gattis Menendez Straus Gattis Menendez
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt Allen Geren Merritt
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody Anderson Guillen Moody
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr Bonnen Harless Orr
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton Button Herrero Paxton
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pea Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Castro Hochberg Phillips Castro Hochberg Phillips
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson Chisum Homer Pierson
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts Christian Hopson Pitts
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle Cook Hughes Riddle
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter Crabb Isett Ritter
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose Creighton Jones Rose
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton Darby Kent Shelton
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut Edwards Legler Thibaut
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt Eissler Lewis Truitt
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris England Madden Turner of Harris
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo Fletcher Martinez Vo
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber Flynn McCall Weber
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley Frost McClendon Woolley
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 125 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas