TITLE: In memory of Jesse Robert Woody of Carrollton.

SUMMARY: In memory of Jesse Robert Woody of Carrollton.

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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Jesse Robert Woody of Carrollton, who died on June 2, 2011, at the age of 87; and WHEREAS, The son of Robert and Ola Mae Woody, Jesse Woody was born in Mineola on August 12, 1923; he served as a gunner's mate in the United States Navy during World War II and fought in the Pacific theater; after demobilization, he returned home and became the successful proprietor of four Woody's White Auto Store locations as well as a number of real estate, investment, aluminum, and granite companies; most of the buildings in downtown Carrollton passed through his ownership at one time or another, and he was a partner in the Four Square Building for several years; and WHEREAS, Mr. Woody was dedicated to his community and possessed natural leadership ability; from 1964 to 1972, he served on the Carrollton City Council, and he was mayor pro tempore for two years; he was a member of the Metrocrest Hospital Authority board for more than two decades and served as chair, and he also sat on the boards of numerous banks; and WHEREAS, A kind and caring man, Jesse Woody made a positive impact on Carrollton through his civic engagement, and those who were fortunate enough to know him will forever treasure their memories of time spent in his company; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Jesse Robert Woody and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife of 65 years, Patsy Woody; to his daughter, Linda Woody; to his son, Paul Woody; to his grandsons, Wade and Russell Woody; to his three great-grandchildren; to his sisters, Betty Roberts, Imogene James and her husband, Phil, and Loretta Payne and her husband, Roy; to his brothers, Homer Shockey and his wife, Mary, and Darrell Shockey and his wife, Flo; 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 Jesse Robert Woody. Jackson 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. 202 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on June 28, 2011. Chief Clerk of the House