TITLE: In memory of Porter Renfro, Jr., of Houston.

SUMMARY: In memory of Porter Renfro, Jr., of Houston.

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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Porter Renfro, Jr., of Houston, who passed away on April 22, 2011, at the age of 81; and WHEREAS, Born in Corsicana on October 6, 1929, Mr. Renfro was the fourth of 12 children of the Reverend Porter Renfro, Sr., and Marie Allen Renfro; at the age of 18, he joined the military, and he served his country with distinction as a member of the U.S. Army; and WHEREAS, Mr. Renfro returned to Corsicana after his honorable discharge from the service, and he later settled in Houston; an entrepreneur in the hair care industry early in his career, he subsequently worked for Coach USA bus lines and went on to have a notable tenure with American Gear that spanned more than 25 years; and WHEREAS, In 1969, Mr. Renfro married the love of his life, Althea, with whom he had a blended family; he was the devoted father of seven children, David, Carolyn, Porter Renfro III, Porter Renfro IV, Algenita, Jacky, and Francine; and WHEREAS, A valued resident of the Fifth Ward community, this esteemed gentleman was a friend and mentor to many; sharing his talent and skill as a boxer, he taught area young people the sport and encouraged them to maximize their potential; also active in Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, he ably served the congregation as a deacon; and WHEREAS, Porter Renfro, Jr., enjoyed a life that was rich in the intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Porter Renfro, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Althea; to his children, David Earl, Carolyn Patrice, Porter Renfro III, Porter Renfro IV, Algenita and her husband, Ardie, and Jacky and his wife, Cynthia; to his 20 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren; to his five sisters; and to his other relatives and many 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 Porter Renfro, Jr. Dutton Turner Giddings Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1656 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 29, 2011. Chief Clerk of the House