H.R. No. 423
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the
death of banker and community leader Clyde Brady of Quitman on
November 4, 2014, at the age of 94; and
WHEREAS, Clyde Brady was born in Winnsboro on April 18, 1920,
to Joe and Mattie Rushing Brady; after graduating from Quitman High
School, he joined the U.S. Army during World War II and served with
the 90th Infantry Division of the Third Army; he took part in the
D-Day invasion, and he was wounded while fighting 17 miles behind
German lines; he earned the Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars for
his courageous service; and
WHEREAS, After returning home, Mr. Brady was joined in
matrimony to the former Susan Stanberry in 1946, and they shared a
rewarding marriage that spanned 57 years before Mrs. Brady passed
away in 2003; the couple were the parents of three children,
Shirley, Debra, and Tom, who preceded his father in death; and
WHEREAS, In 1948, Mr. Brady took what he thought was a summer
bookkeeping job with First National Bank of Quitman, but he stayed
with the bank for his entire 40-year career, earning promotion to
vice president and cashier in 1963, winning an appointment to the
board of directors in 1967, and taking over as president in 1976, a
position he held until his retirement in 1989; and
WHEREAS, A respected figure in the Quitman area and beyond,
Mr. Brady served on the boards of the Myrtle Springs Cemetery
Association, the Federal Land Bank Association, the Texas Baptist
Children's Home, Jacksonville Baptist College, and the Wood County
Electric Cooperative; and
WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his community,
Clyde Brady made a meaningful difference in the lives of his loved
ones and fellow citizens alike, and his contributions will be
fondly remembered for years to come; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Clyde Brady and extend
sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his daughters,
Shirley Rushing and her husband, Billy, and Debra Holcombe and her
husband, Bob; to his grandchildren, Heather Rushing Taylor and her
husband, Jeremy, Corie Rushing Littlejohn and her husband, J. B.,
Brady Holcombe, Brandi Holcombe, and Britney Holcombe; to his
great-grandchildren, Jozie and Gavin Taylor and Makena, Kyler, and
Cooper Littlejohn; 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 Clyde
Brady.
Hughes
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 423 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015.
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Chief Clerk of the House