H.R. No. 103
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
death of Roy Joe Grogan of Weatherford on March 30, 2020, at the age
of 93; and
WHEREAS, Roy Joe Grogan was born in Weatherford to Blanche
and Clarence Grogan on October 4, 1926, and he grew up with a
brother, Douglas; after graduating from Weatherford High School in
1943, he attended Weatherford College and North Texas Agricultural
College, interrupting his education to serve with the U.S. Navy in
Hawaii; returning to civilian life, he completed his studies at
Weatherford College and earned his law degree at Duke University in
1950; and
WHEREAS, Subsequently recruited by the FBI, Mr. Grogan was
personally commissioned as a special agent by J. Edgar Hoover and
worked for the bureau in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland,
California, for several years before returning to Weatherford; he
enjoyed a long and diverse career in his hometown as a lawyer, a
real estate developer, and the owner and operator of several
manufacturing companies, including Antelope Oil Tool; he also
served for a time as the district attorney of Parker County; and
WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Mr. Grogan was a
lay leader in the Methodist Church for more than four decades,
holding many local and national leadership positions; he was also a
33rd Degree Mason, and he served as president of the United Way and
the Lions Club and as chair of the March of Dimes, the Parker and
Palo Pinto District of the Boy Scouts of America, and the Parker
County Crime Commission; as head of Civic Development, Inc., he
oversaw the establishment of the Doss Heritage and Cultural Center;
he was named Weatherford's Citizen of the Year in 1992, and he
received the Paragon Medallion from Weatherford College in 1995 and
the Carlos Hartnett Award in 2000; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Grogan married Jeanne Meredith in 1951, and the
couple were devoted to one another for 69 years, until his passing;
he was the proud father of three children, Georganne, Jeaneane, and
Jay, and he was delighted to welcome into his family eight
grandchildren, Tyler, Garrett, Meredith, Blas, Bryan, Reed, Trent,
and William, and seven great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Brock, Truly,
Tipper, Boone, Blas, and Riley; an energetic man with a restless
spirit, he loved taking his children on vacations to Europe in the
1960s and 1970s, and he treated each of his grandchildren to a trip
anywhere in the world on their 12th birthday; after retirement, he
and his wife traveled the globe for months at a time, visiting Asia,
Africa, South America, and China; and
WHEREAS, A loving family man and a proud son of Weatherford,
Roy Joe Grogan possessed a generosity of spirit that expressed
itself in myriad ways, and he enriched the lives of countless people
with his warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Roy Joe Grogan and
extend heartfelt sympathy to his 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 Roy Joe
Grogan.
King of Parker
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 103 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 10, 2021.
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Chief Clerk of the House