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