H.R. No. 85
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The citizens of San Angelo lost an admired community
leader with the passing of Wylie O. Webb on June 24, 2023, at the age
of 90; and
WHEREAS, Wylie Webb was born to Clyde and Oval Webb in San
Angelo on March 17, 1933; after graduating from San Angelo High
School, he joined the U.S. Air Force, training as an aircraft and
engine mechanic and as a B-29 flight engineer and subsequently
serving at an air base in South Korea and at Tinker Air Force Base in
Oklahoma; following his military service, he attended San Angelo
College and went on to earn a business administration degree from
The University of Texas at Austin; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his career as a certified public
accountant, Mr. Webb worked for the Jones, Freeze, Hay & Company
accounting firm and then for Hall, McCoulsky, and Bachman, where he
became a partner; in 1977, he cofounded the Webb & Webb accounting
firm, and he retired from his practice in 2017, concluding an
exemplary tenure that spanned four decades; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Webb was elected to the San Angelo City
Commission in 1968 and as mayor of the city two years later; he
demonstrated tremendous leadership in that office, helping to
establish permanent underground water supplies for the city's three
reservoirs; he also served as president of the San Angelo
Independent School District board and the San Angelo Chamber of
Commerce and as a member of the Board of City Development and the
River Corridor Commission; moreover, he was a San Angelo Chamber of
Commerce Citizen of the Year, a lifetime board member of the Mary
Ellen Kent Bunyard Family Foundation, and a recipient of the
Distinguished Public Service Award from the Texas Society of
Certified Public Accountants; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Webb enjoyed the love and
support of his wife of 54 years, Anita Glyn Russell Webb; he took
great pride in his daughter, Aleesa Shawn Webb, and his grandson,
Wylie "Gage" Hahn; and
WHEREAS, Although Wylie Webb is deeply missed, memories of
his integrity, his kindness, and his devotion to his family remain
to comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
Wylie O. Webb and extend heartfelt 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 Wylie Webb.
Darby
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 85 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on December 5, 2023.
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Chief Clerk of the House