Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R6088 TBO-D
2	2	By: Cole H.R. No. 18
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7	7	R E S O L U T I O N
8	8	WHEREAS, Dr. Charles Eugene Urdy of Austin, an esteemed
9	9	chemist, professor, and civic leader, passed away on October 16,
10	10	2024, at the age of 90; and
11	11	WHEREAS, The son of William Braxton Urdy and Roberta Pearl
12	12	Jackson Urdy, Charles Urdy was born in Georgetown on December 27,
13	13	1933, and he grew up with the companionship of 12 siblings; he
14	14	graduated from the old L. C. Anderson High School in Austin in 1950,
15	15	and he received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Samuel Huston
16	16	College in 1954; answering his nation's call to duty, he joined the
17	17	U.S. Army Chemical Corps, and he served in the Korean War; in 1962,
18	18	he obtained a doctorate in physical analytical chemistry from The
19	19	University of Texas at Austin; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Dr. Urdy served as a chemistry professor at North
21	21	Carolina College at Durham, Prairie View A&M University, and Texas
22	22	Southern University before enjoying a rewarding tenure at
23	23	Huston-Tillotson University that spanned more than two decades;
24	24	along the way, he was employed as a research chemist at Dow Chemical
25	25	in Freeport and later at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
26	26	he went on to accept a position as manager of environmental science
27	27	and technical development at the Lower Colorado River Authority,
28	28	where he worked until his retirement in 1994; and
29	29	WHEREAS, First elected to the Austin City Council in 1981,
30	30	Dr. Urdy represented Place 6 for four terms, and he was named mayor
31	31	pro tem; he further distinguished himself as the first African
32	32	American man to serve as chair of the Austin housing authority
33	33	board, a post he held for 21 years; moreover, he chaired the Travis
34	34	County Juvenile Board citizens' advisory committee and the Black
35	35	Voters Action Project, and he was a longtime board chair of the
36	36	Austin Revitalization Authority, which named a public plaza in his
37	37	honor; he was also a member of the Austin Charter Revision Committee
38	38	and the Austin Tomorrow Goals Assembly; among his many
39	39	achievements, he was named the Outstanding Educator of America in
40	40	1975, and he received a community service award from the NAACP in
41	41	1971; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Dr. Urdy shared a rewarding marriage with his wife,
43	43	Margaret, that spanned more than five decades before her passing in
44	44	2013, and he took great pride in his three sons, Keith and Steven
45	45	Urdy, who preceded their father in death, and Christopher; over the
46	46	years, he had the pleasure of welcoming into his family many
47	47	grandchildren, nieces, and nephews; and
48	48	WHEREAS, Charles Urdy gave freely of his time and expertise
49	49	to better his community, and he leaves behind a record of service
50	50	that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it
51	51	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
52	52	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Charles Eugene
53	53	Urdy and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends; and,
54	54	be it further
55	55	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
56	56	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
57	57	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Charles
58	58	Urdy.