Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HR3137 Compare Versions

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1	1	81R32703 JKB-D
2	2	By: Merritt H.R. No. 3137
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5	5	R E S O L U T I O N
6	6	WHEREAS, Residents of Tyler lost a respected businessman and
7	7	treasured member of the community with the death of Walden P.
8	8	Little, who passed away on May 6, 2009, at the age of 89; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Born in Limestone County on March 14, 1920, to
10	10	Wilmer and Georgia Cates Little, "Red" Little graduated from
11	11	Grosbeck High School and Westminster Junior College; he answered
12	12	his nation's call to duty with service in the U.S. Army Air Corps
13	13	during World War II and moved to Tyler in 1950; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Mr. Little purchased a small insurance company in
15	15	1954 and established it in Tyler as the East Texas Life and Accident
16	16	Insurance Company; business went well, and in 1965 the firm changed
17	17	its name to the Combined Underwriters Life Insurance Company and
18	18	continued its growth; by the turn of the 21st century, it had 35,000
19	19	customers and 64 employees and held in force more than $80 million
20	20	in insurance; the company merged with Citizens Inc., an Austin
21	21	holding company, in 2002; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Over the course of his distinguished career, Mr.
23	23	Little served as president of Texas Association of Life
24	24	Underwriters and the Texas Legal Reserve Officials Association; he
25	25	was twice elected to the Tyler City Commission and also twice served
26	26	a six-month term as the city's mayor; he was a director of Rotary
27	27	International and the founder of the Reading Enrichment and
28	28	Development Program at First Christian Church, where he was a
29	29	longtime member; moreover, he gave generously to Tyler Junior
30	30	College, Texas College, and The University of Texas at Tyler; and
31	31	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Little enjoyed the love
32	32	and support of his family, which includes his wife, Kim, a daughter,
33	33	Regina, and a son-in-law, Mark, as well as four grandchildren and
34	34	four great-grandchildren; Mrs. Little joined her husband in
35	35	philanthropic projects, and in 2004, the couple funded the
36	36	establishment of the Red and Kim Little Healthy Aging Lecture
37	37	Series; its annual presentations in Tyler continue to help senior
38	38	Texans lead robust lives; and
39	39	WHEREAS, Red Little was a man of vision, compassion, and
40	40	limitless good humor who endeared himself to all he met with his
41	41	positive outlook and creativity; although he will be deeply missed,
42	42	his legacy of skilled business leadership and civic service will
43	43	long resonate in the Tyler community; now, therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
45	45	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Walden P. Red Little
46	46	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
47	47	wife, Kim Little; to his daughter, Regina Rooney, and her husband,
48	48	Mark; to his grandchildren, Laura, Stacye, Shannon, and Cameron; to
49	49	his great-grandchildren; to his brother, W. Sherill Little; and to
50	50	his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
51	51	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
52	52	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
53	53	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Red Little.