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1	1	H.R. No. 1514
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, A generous and productive life drew to a close with
6	6	the death of Waco civic leader Thomas Champe Fitzhugh, Jr., on April
7	7	3, 2009, at the age of 92; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Champe Fitzhugh was born in San Antonio on March 14,
9	9	1917, and moved to Waco with his family after the first World War;
10	10	he graduated from Texas A&M University and worked for the Texas
11	11	Insurance Department and as an engineering instructor at the
12	12	University of Missouri; he married the former Edna Hosey in 1939,
13	13	and the couple shared a rewarding relationship until her passing;
14	14	and
15	15	WHEREAS, Mr. Fitzhugh served his country in the United States
16	16	Army during World War II and remained in the reserves until his
17	17	retirement as a lieutenant colonel; after the war, he joined the
18	18	family business, Fitzhugh & Company, eventually becoming chairman
19	19	of the board and earning great distinction in the independent
20	20	insurance industry; his many leadership roles included chairing
21	21	PACER, the national agency advisory council of CNA, and the
22	22	property committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas; in
23	23	addition, he served on a variety of other committees and on the
24	24	board of IIAT, which gave him its highest honor, the Drex Foreman
25	25	Award; he was one of only eight men to receive the designation
26	26	Professional Insurance Man of Texas; and
27	27	WHEREAS, In 2000, Mr. Fitzhugh sold the company and, at the
28	28	age of 86, founded Fitzhugh Insurance & Bonds, where he typically
29	29	worked from 7:30 a.m. to 4 or 5 p.m.; he did keep shorter hours on
30	30	Tuesdays during the school year, when he tutored elementary
31	31	students in reading; he also assisted Storybook Christmas, a
32	32	program providing free books to children in need; moreover, he
33	33	chaired the education committee of the Waco Chamber of Commerce and
34	34	served on the study committee that recommended the establishment of
35	35	McLennan Community College, and through the years he funded
36	36	scholarships and books for many MCC students; in 2007, the
37	37	Independent Insurance Agents of Central Texas created an MCC
38	38	Foundation scholarship in his honor; since 1992, more than 500
39	39	National Merit Scholars at Texas A&M have attended the Champe
40	40	Fitzhugh International Honors Leadership Program in Italy; and
41	41	WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan served as president of the Waco
42	42	Independent School District Board, the Salvation Army Advisory
43	43	Board, the Waco Council of Campfire Girls, the Community Cancer
44	44	Society, and of a number of other organizations; among his myriad
45	45	contributions to the community, he served as vice president of the
46	46	Waco Junior Chamber of Commerce and as secretary for the board of
47	47	the Waco chapter of the American Red Cross, and in 1947, he
48	48	instigated the vote to return Waco to a city manager form of
49	49	government; and
50	50	WHEREAS, A 70-year member of J. H. Gurley Masonic Lodge No.
51	51	337 and Karem Shrine, Mr. Fitzhugh belonged to the Rotary Club and
52	52	Sons of the American Revolution, was a docent of the Historic Waco
53	53	Foundation, and served his place of worship, St. Alban's Episcopal
54	54	Church, in several capacities; while fulfilling innumerable
55	55	responsibilities, he still found time to develop his talent as a
56	56	gardener and to show his love for his family through regular phone
57	57	calls and letters; his warmth, kindness, and delightful sense of
58	58	humor endeared him to everyone; and
59	59	WHEREAS, Champe Fitzhugh touched countless lives through his
60	60	selfless endeavors, and his memory will forever remain in the
61	61	hearts of all who were fortunate enough to know this remarkable man;
62	62	now, therefore, be it
63	63	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
64	64	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Champe Fitzhugh, Jr.,
65	65	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
66	66	wife of 39 years, Virginia Fitzhugh; to his daughters, Randy Ford
67	67	and her husband, Glenn, Wendy Crowley and her husband, David,
68	68	Virginia Blakley and her husband, Richard; to his sons, Tom
69	69	Fitzhugh and his wife, Jan, and Bill Smith and his partner, Jewel
70	70	Logan; to his grandchildren, Mike Ford and his wife, Katy, Matthew
71	71	Ford and his wife, Janet, Megan Fulbright and her husband, Donald,
72	72	Lee Harris, Kendall Condit and her husband, Brian, Collin Holz and
73	73	her husband, Jason, Carrie Fulghum and her husband, Bob, Keller
74	74	Crowley, Champe Fitzhugh IV and his wife, Katie, Lindley Amarantos
75	75	and her husband, Christo, Leigh Smith, Will Blakley and his wife,
76	76	Heidi, and Conner Blakley and his wife, Molly; to his 12
77	77	great-grandchildren and his 4 great-great-grandchildren; and to
78	78	his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
79	79	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
80	80	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
81	81	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Thomas
82	82	Champe Fitzhugh, Jr.
83	83	Anderson
84	84	______________________________
85	85	Speaker of the House
86	86	I certify that H.R. No. 1514 was unanimously adopted by a
87	87	rising vote of the House on April 30, 2009.
88	88	______________________________
89	89	Chief Clerk of the House