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1		-	H.R. No. 103
	1	+	87R5231 JGH-D
	2	+	By: King of Parker H.R. No. 103
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
6	7		death of Roy Joe Grogan of Weatherford on March 30, 2020, at the age
7	8		of 93; and
8	9		WHEREAS, Roy Joe Grogan was born in Weatherford to Blanche
9	10		and Clarence Grogan on October 4, 1926, and he grew up with a
10	11		brother, Douglas; after graduating from Weatherford High School in
11	12		1943, he attended Weatherford College and North Texas Agricultural
12	13		College, interrupting his education to serve with the U.S. Navy in
13	14		Hawaii; returning to civilian life, he completed his studies at
14	15		Weatherford College and earned his law degree at Duke University in
15	16		1950; and
16	17		WHEREAS, Subsequently recruited by the FBI, Mr. Grogan was
17	18		personally commissioned as a special agent by J. Edgar Hoover and
18	19		worked for the bureau in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland,
19	20		California, for several years before returning to Weatherford; he
20	21		enjoyed a long and diverse career in his hometown as a lawyer, a
21	22		real estate developer, and the owner and operator of several
22	23		manufacturing companies, including Antelope Oil Tool; he also
23	24		served for a time as the district attorney of Parker County; and
24	25		WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Mr. Grogan was a
25	26		lay leader in the Methodist Church for more than four decades,
26	27		holding many local and national leadership positions; he was also a
27	28		33rd Degree Mason, and he served as president of the United Way and
28	29		the Lions Club and as chair of the March of Dimes, the Parker and
29	30		Palo Pinto District of the Boy Scouts of America, and the Parker
30	31		County Crime Commission; as head of Civic Development, Inc., he
31	32		oversaw the establishment of the Doss Heritage and Cultural Center;
32	33		he was named Weatherford's Citizen of the Year in 1992, and he
33	34		received the Paragon Medallion from Weatherford College in 1995 and
34	35		the Carlos Hartnett Award in 2000; and
35	36		WHEREAS, Mr. Grogan married Jeanne Meredith in 1951, and the
36	37		couple were devoted to one another for 69 years, until his passing;
37	38		he was the proud father of three children, Georganne, Jeaneane, and
38	39		Jay, and he was delighted to welcome into his family eight
39	40		grandchildren, Tyler, Garrett, Meredith, Blas, Bryan, Reed, Trent,
40	41		and William, and seven great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Brock, Truly,
41	42		Tipper, Boone, Blas, and Riley; an energetic man with a restless
42	43		spirit, he loved taking his children on vacations to Europe in the
43	44		1960s and 1970s, and he treated each of his grandchildren to a trip
44	45		anywhere in the world on their 12th birthday; after retirement, he
45	46		and his wife traveled the globe for months at a time, visiting Asia,
46	47		Africa, South America, and China; and
47	48		WHEREAS, A loving family man and a proud son of Weatherford,
48	49		Roy Joe Grogan possessed a generosity of spirit that expressed
49	50		itself in myriad ways, and he enriched the lives of countless people
50	51		with his warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be it
51	52		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
52	53		Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Roy Joe Grogan and
53	54		extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives and friends; and, be it
54	55		further
55	56		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
56	57		prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
57	58		Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Roy Joe
58	59		Grogan.
59		-	King of Parker
60		-	______________________________
61		-	Speaker of the House
62		-	I certify that H.R. No. 103 was unanimously adopted by a
63		-	rising vote of the House on March 10, 2021.
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65		-	Chief Clerk of the House