| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 787 |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | of |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | Charles Patterson Worrell |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | citizens of Dallas in mourning the loss of Charles Patterson |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | "Pat" Worrell, who died March 8, 2019, at the age of 78; and |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Pat Worrell was born May 28, 1940, in Beeville, |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | Texas, and he grew up in numerous communities throughout South |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | and Central Texas; his family settled in Dallas for his |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | sixth-grade year, and he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | School in 1958; and |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Pat served with distinction in the United States |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | Coast Guard, and he later attended Texas Tech University and The |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | University of Texas at Arlington; he enjoyed a 35-year career |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | with J. D. Abrams, and he retired as senior vice president of the |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | company in 2012; his legacy of work can be found in many of the |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | highways, bridges, and interchanges throughout the Dallas-Fort |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | Worth Metroplex; and |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Worrell shared 55 years of devotion with his |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | wife, Dora Sherman Worrell; they were blessed with two children, |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | and their four grandchildren enriched his life immeasurably; |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | above all things, he cherished time spent with family on their |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | Central Texas deer lease and at their bay house in Port |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | Mansfield; and |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, An avid golfer and fisherman, Pat Worrell took |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | great pleasure in the outdoors, and he pursued his hobbies from |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | CanadatotheAmazon;helivedlifetothefullest,andhis |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | wisdom, kindness, and valued counsel will not be forgotten; now, |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | therefore, be it |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | family of Charles Patterson Worrell; and, be it further |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | memory of Pat Worrell. |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | Nelson |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | President of the Senate |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | I hereby certify that the |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | the Senate on May 21, 2019, by a |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | rising vote. |
|---|
| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
|---|
| 46 | 46 | | Secretary of the Senate |
|---|
| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
|---|
| 48 | 48 | | Member, Texas Senate |
|---|