TITLE: In memory of Charles Coleman Winn of Corpus Christi.

SUMMARY: In memory of Charles Coleman Winn of Corpus Christi.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, A full and generous life has drawn to a close with the death of Charles Coleman Winn of Corpus Christi on February 20, 2015, at the age of 86; and WHEREAS, Charlie Winn was born on June 18, 1928, in Long Beach, California, to Charles A. Winn and Milla Blanche Nelson Winn; he graduated from William Adams High School in Alice, Texas, in 1945, and he went on to attend Texas A&I University at Kingsville and The University of Texas at Austin; and WHEREAS, Mr. Winn shared more than 64 years of marriage with Patsy H. Brown, and he was the proud father of five children, Stephanie Winn, C. A. Winn, Tom Winn, Southern Winn, and the late Sissy Winn Seale; and WHEREAS, The founder of Winn Exploration Company, Mr. Winn worked for many years in the oil business in Texas and nine other states, as well as Australia and Canada, and he served on the National Petroleum Council; he was also active in banking as a board member for American Bank in Corpus Christi and director of First National Bank and Highland Park State Bank in San Antonio; recognized for his professional achievements, he was named an "All American Wildcatter" in 1993, and in 1996, he received the M. B. Rudman Outstanding Wildcatter Award; and WHEREAS, Mr. Winn dedicated much of his time and energy to serving his community, especially as an advocate for higher education; he served on various boards for Texas A&I University, Baylor University's Council for Institutional Development, the Santa Rosa Medical Center, Baptist Child and Family Services, and the Texas State Aquarium; he was the Texas Ambassador of Goodwill to the inauguration of Mexican president Adolfo Lopez Mateos, and he was twice named Se or Amistad for his efforts to promote amity between the United States and Mexico; and WHEREAS, In 2001, Mr. Winn was honored by the Texas House of Representatives for his contributions to the communities of Eagle Pass and Uvalde and the State of Texas; his philanthropy was also recognized by the South Texas Celebrity Weekend, the South Texas Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the American Heart Association, and the American Cancer Society; in 2008, his family established the C. C. (Charlie) Winn Endowed Chair for Quail Research at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, and in 2012, he was presented with the G. Russell Kirkland Award for his support of Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi and South Texas; and WHEREAS, A loving family man, a dedicated community leader, and a dynamic entrepreneur, Charlie Winn was both a Texas success story and the embodiment of the spirit of civic engagement, and he leaves behind a legacy of service to others that will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Charles Coleman Winn and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Patsy H. Winn; to his daughter, Stephanie Winn; to his sons, C. A. Winn and his wife, Nancy, Tom Winn and his wife, Melissa, and Southern Winn and his wife, Cathy; to his grandchildren, Megan, Cathleen, Dillon, Southern, Cody, Amy, Trey, Sissy, and Nicole Winn; to his great-granddaughter, Vivian Winn; and to his other relatives and friends; 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 Charles Coleman Winn. Nev rez Straus Gonz lez Otto Allen Guerra Paddie Alonzo Guillen Parker Alvarado Gutierrez Paul Anchia Harless Pe a Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips Ashby Howard Pickett Aycock Huberty Price Bell Hughes Raney Bernal Hunter Raymond Blanco Isaac Reynolds Bohac Israel Riddle Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis Burns Keough Romero, Jr. Burrows King of Hemphill Rose Button King of Parker Sanford Canales King of Taylor Schaefer Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield Clardy Klick Schubert Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Cyrier Laubenberg Smith Dale Leach Smithee Darby Longoria Spitzer Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson Deshotel M rquez Stickland Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Elkins McClendon Tinderholt Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba Fletcher Minjarez Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White of Bell Frullo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Galindo Murphy Workman Geren Murr Wray Giddings Naishtat Wu Goldman Nev rez Zedler Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2099 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015. Chief Clerk of the House