H.R. No. 1027
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories
of James Henry Carroll, who passed away on December 1, 2011, at the
age of 73; and
WHEREAS, Jimmy Carroll was born on August 21, 1938, in
Dilley; he was the quarterback for the 1955 Dilley High School
championship football team, and he later earned an athletic
scholarship to Baylor University; and
WHEREAS, After college, Mr. Carroll returned to Dilley and
married his high school sweetheart, Peggy Mannen; the couple shared
many happy years together before her passing, and, over the course
of their marriage, their family grew to include two sons, Lee and
Lane, as well as six grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Carroll was employed by McDonough Brothers and
the Longhorn Cement Company for 17 years; he went on to serve as
senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Alamo Cement
Company in San Antonio for two decades; Mr. Carroll was also an avid
outdoorsman; and
WHEREAS, Jimmy Carroll lived a caring and purposeful life,
and he will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who
held him close to their hearts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of James Henry Carroll
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
sons, Lee Carroll and his wife, Ruth, and Lane Carroll and his wife,
Traci; to his siblings, Mary Hunter, Bob Carroll, and Bill Carroll;
to his six grandchildren, Wade, Chelsea, Gregory, Hannah, Addison,
and Laney; 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 James Henry
Carroll.
Hilderbran
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1027 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 27, 2013.
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Chief Clerk of the House