Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1		-	H.R. No. 279
	1	+	87R14140 BK-F
	2	+	By: Morrison H.R. No. 279
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, Rawley Glenn McCoy, father, husband, architect, and
6	7		public servant, died unexpectedly at home on Friday, March 5, 2021;
7	8		born on May 22, 1950, in Victoria, he was the son of the late Fred
8	9		William McCoy and Selma (Sally) Sarlls McCoy; and
9	10		WHEREAS, In the 1960s, Rawley may have been the only student
10	11		at Victoria High School to be a National Honor student while also
11	12		being enrolled in the vocational program; in his high school
12	13		drafting class, Lefty Sexton, head of the vocational program at
13	14		VHS, asked the class if there was a volunteer who would like a
14	15		summer drafting job at Warren Young Architects; of course, Rawley
15	16		raised his hand and discovered his love of architecture and his
16	17		lifelong profession; in order to work during his last two years of
17	18		high school and attend accelerated academic classes, he gave up
18	19		varsity basketball and tennis and enrolled as a vocational student;
19	20		and
20	21		WHEREAS, In pursuit of his architect dream, Rawley attended
21	22		Victoria College and thereafter earned both Bachelor of
22	23		Environmental Design and Master of Architecture degrees at Texas
23	24		A&M University, receiving the Texas Architectural Foundation 1974
24	25		and 1975 Jesse H. Jones Scholarships; returning to Victoria in
25	26		1975, he began his career working for his longtime mentor, Warren
26	27		Young, forming Young and McCoy Architects in 1979 and operating the
27	28		firm until 1995; and
28	29		WHEREAS, Rawley then started his own successful practice,
29	30		Rawley McCoy and Associates; RMA Architects and Interior Designers,
30	31		PLLC, also includes architects William Berger, Patrick Ohrt, Brad
31	32		Kocurek, Chris Pylar, and Allie McGehee, along with Dennis Hughes,
32	33		senior project manager, and Brian Parker, project manager, Ryan
33	34		Sprinkle, interior designer, and Karen Pantel, accounting and human
34	35		resources; the firm designed many notable projects in Victoria and
35	36		throughout Texas; his architecture work in the community became his
36	37		passion and only bolstered his love for his hometown of Victoria;
37	38		and
38	39		WHEREAS, This passion for his community seeded his desire to
39	40		enter public service; in 2019, the community he loved elected him
40	41		mayor; as mayor, Rawley was known as a true leader who worked
41	42		tirelessly with the city and county to improve Victoria and serve
42	43		the community; he promoted unity, collaboration, government
43	44		transparency, and advocacy for those who had not had a voice or seat
44	45		in government; and
45	46		WHEREAS, Rawley was also a spiritual man and a devoted and
46	47		active member of St. Francis Episcopal Church; he obtained a
47	48		theological Education for Ministry (EFM) four-year program
48	49		certificate from the School of Theology, Sewanee; and
49	50		WHEREAS, Rawley's public service included participation in
50	51		many civic organizations; he was past president and board member of
51	52		the Victoria Downtown Rotary, past president and board member of
52	53		Trinity School, chairman of the City of Victoria Building and
53	54		Standards Commission and Board of Adjustments and Appeals, and a
54	55		member of the VISD Career Technology Advisory Committee; he was a
55	56		recipient of the Gulf Bend MHMR Center 2018 "Community Champion
56	57		Award" and a Gulf Bend Regional Collaborative volunteer who worked
57	58		on mental health care legislative issues to improve mental health
58	59		care in a seven-county region; he was also a member of the American
59	60		Institute of Architects, the Texas Society of Architects Houston
60	61		Chapter, the Harvey Recovery Task Force and Government Affairs
61	62		Sub-Committee, and the Chamber of Commerce, as well as a voting
62	63		member of the Victoria Economic Development Corporation (VEDC) and
63	64		many more organizations; Rawley "wore many hats"; and
64	65		WHEREAS, Rawley's love for his community was only outshone by
65	66		his love of his family; his life will forever be cherished by those
66	67		he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it
67	68		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
68	69		Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Rawley Glenn McCoy
69	70		and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to the
70	71		love of his life, his wife, Kay Klotzman McCoy; to his children,
71	72		Kristin Erin McCoy Holub and her husband, Jaime, Timothy Jordan
72	73		McCoy and his wife, Grete, and Kathryn Caroline McCoy; to his
73	74		brothers, Fred McCoy and his wife, Claire, and Gary McCoy and his
74	75		wife, Pat; to his sister, Beverly McCoy; to his grandchildren,
75	76		Matthew, Caroline, and Natalie Holub, Lillian and Charles McCoy,
76	77		and Anika and Liv McBath; to his nieces and nephews; and to his
77	78		other relatives and friends; and, be it further
78	79		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
79	80		prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
80	81		Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Rawley
81	82		Glenn McCoy.
82		-	Morrison
83		-	______________________________
84		-	Speaker of the House
85		-	I certify that H.R. No. 279 was unanimously adopted by a
86		-	rising vote of the House on March 18, 2021.
87		-	______________________________
88		-	Chief Clerk of the House