84R20169 JGH-D
By: Nevárez H.R. No. 2099
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A full and generous life has drawn to a close with
the death of Charles Coleman Winn of Corpus Christi on February 20,
2015, at the age of 86; and
WHEREAS, Charlie Winn was born on June 18, 1928, in Long
Beach, California, to Charles A. Winn and Milla Blanche Nelson
Winn; he graduated from William Adams High School in Alice, Texas,
in 1945, and he went on to attend Texas A&I University at Kingsville
and The University of Texas at Austin; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Winn shared more than 64 years of marriage with
Patsy H. Brown, and he was the proud father of five children,
Stephanie Winn, C. A. Winn, Tom Winn, Southern Winn, and the late
Sissy Winn Seale; and
WHEREAS, The founder of Winn Exploration Company, Mr. Winn
worked for many years in the oil business in Texas and nine other
states, as well as Australia and Canada, and he served on the
National Petroleum Council; he was also active in banking as a board
member for American Bank in Corpus Christi and director of First
National Bank and Highland Park State Bank in San Antonio;
recognized for his professional achievements, he was named an "All
American Wildcatter" in 1993, and in 1996, he received the M. B.
Rudman Outstanding Wildcatter Award; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Winn dedicated much of his time and energy to
serving his community, especially as an advocate for higher
education; he served on various boards for Texas A&I University,
Baylor University's Council for Institutional Development, the
Santa Rosa Medical Center, Baptist Child and Family Services, and
the Texas State Aquarium; he was the Texas Ambassador of Goodwill to
the inauguration of Mexican president Adolfo Lopez Mateos, and he
was twice named Señor Amistad for his efforts to promote amity
between the United States and Mexico; and
WHEREAS, In 2001, Mr. Winn was honored by the Texas House of
Representatives for his contributions to the communities of Eagle
Pass and Uvalde and the State of Texas; his philanthropy was also
recognized by the South Texas Celebrity Weekend, the South Texas
Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the American Heart
Association, and the American Cancer Society; in 2008, his family
established the C. C. (Charlie) Winn Endowed Chair for Quail
Research at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, and in
2012, he was presented with the G. Russell Kirkland Award for his
support of Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi and South Texas;
and
WHEREAS, A loving family man, a dedicated community leader,
and a dynamic entrepreneur, Charlie Winn was both a Texas success
story and the embodiment of the spirit of civic engagement, and he
leaves behind a legacy of service to others that will continue to
inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Charles Coleman Winn
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
wife, Patsy H. Brown; to his daughter, Stephanie Winn; to his sons,
C. A. Winn and his wife, Nancy, Tom Winn and his wife, Melissa, and
Southern Winn and his wife, Cathy; to his grandchildren, Megan,
Southern, Amy, Trey, Sissy, and Nicole Winn; to his
great-granddaughter, Vivian Marie Winn; 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 Charles
Coleman Winn.