Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 186
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Charles Emmett Cheever Jr. of San Antonio, an
6	6	esteemed Texan and friend to many, passed away on October 29, 2021,
7	7	at the age of 93; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The son of Charles E. Cheever Sr. and Elizabeth
9	9	Daley Cheever, Charlie Cheever was born on May 17, 1928, on an army
10	10	base in Manila, Philippines; he graduated from the U.S. Military
11	11	Academy at West Point in 1949 and went on to serve as a pilot
12	12	instructor in the U.S. Air Force and as a lieutenant colonel in the
13	13	Air Force Reserve; in 1957, he graduated from The University of
14	14	Texas School of Law; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Mr. Cheever subsequently joined his father at
16	16	Broadway Bank, first serving as vice president and later as
17	17	president and as chairman and CEO; following his retirement in
18	18	2005, he was named chairman emeritus; over the course of his career,
19	19	he guided the bank through an economic recession and played an
20	20	instrumental role in a number of innovations that helped the
21	21	institution to become the largest independently owned bank in San
22	22	Antonio; and
23	23	WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Cheever held
24	24	leadership positions with a number of civic and professional
25	25	organizations, including the San Fernando Cathedral Restoration
26	26	Project, the Challenger Learning Center at San Antonio College, the
27	27	Texas Bankers Association, and the Bexar County Hospital District;
28	28	additionally, he was a founding co-chair of the San Antonio
29	29	Education Partnership and trustee emeritus of the University of the
30	30	Incarnate Word; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Mr. Cheever and his first wife, Sally, shared more
32	32	than five decades together before her passing; fortunate enough to
33	33	find love again, he wed Nancy Jones Shary in 2005; the devoted
34	34	father of 6 children, Suzanne, Cece, Jean, Joan, Charlie, and
35	35	Christopher, he later welcomed into his family 9 grandchildren,
36	36	Sara, Carrie, Cy, Kate, Daley, Austin, Helen, Hope, and Emmett, and
37	37	10 great-grandchildren; a man of deep faith, he was a valued
38	38	congregant of St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church; and
39	39	WHEREAS, Charlie Cheever lived a life that was rich in
40	40	personal and professional achievements, and he will forever be a
41	41	source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be
42	42	it
43	43	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
44	44	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Charles Emmett
45	45	Cheever Jr. and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his
46	46	passing; and, be it further
47	47	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
48	48	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
49	49	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Charlie
50	50	Cheever.
51	51	Lopez of Bexar
52	52	______________________________
53	53	Speaker of the House
54	54	I certify that H.R. No. 186 was unanimously adopted by a
55	55	rising vote of the House on March 8, 2023.
56	56	______________________________
57	57	Chief Clerk of the House