TITLE: In memory of Marvin Glenn Smith of Houston.

SUMMARY: In memory of Marvin Glenn Smith of Houston.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Houston businessman and community leader Marvin Glenn Smith passed away on October 29, 2012, at the age of 80; and WHEREAS, Born in Mont Belvieu on November 10, 1931, to Osemon and Eva Smith, Glenn Smith graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in diesel engineering; he served his country in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956 and was then employed as a glass salesman for two companies and as a sales manager for the F. H. Maloney Company and Ramtec Industries; subsequently, he owned his own building materials business for a decade before retiring in 1992; Mr. Smith held two patents for window gaskets, and his gaskets were used in many office buildings around the country; and WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan served his community in a number of capacities; a member of the board of trustees of the Spring Branch Medical Center and a charter director with the Spring Branch Management District, he also presided over the Spring Oaks Civic Association and the Spring Branch East Super Neighborhood organization; in addition, he served as a commissioner for the softball teams in the Spring Branch Memorial Sports Association and as a coach for the softball team on which his daughters played; he was an avid hunter, fisherman, and golfer; and WHEREAS, Glenn Smith was the devoted husband of Lois Ann Shay Smith, his wife of nearly six decades, and he took pride in their two children, Joy Lynne and Susan Elaine, and in their three grandchildren, Kevin, Kelly, and Charlee; and WHEREAS, Through the years, Glenn Smith provided the civic leadership that is essential to the success of our communities, and he will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Marvin Glenn Smith and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Lois Ann Shay Smith; to his daughters, Joy Lynne Smith Tilton and her husband, Barry, and Dr. Susan Elaine Smith Nagihara and her husband, Dr. Seiichi Nagihara; to his grandchildren, Kevin Threlkeld and his wife, Chessa, Kelly Nagihara, and Charlee Fisher and her husband, J. Cat; to his brother, Royce Smith, and his wife, Jo; to his niece, Gloria Enloe, and her husband, Dennis; 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 Marvin Glenn Smith. Bohac Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1987 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 17, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House