TITLE: In memory of Wade Hampton Choate of San Angelo.

SUMMARY: In memory of Wade Hampton Choate of San Angelo.

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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the passing of Wade Hampton Choate, Jr., of San Angelo, who died on January 1, 2012, at the age of 83; and WHEREAS, Mr. Choate was born in Fort Worth to Wade Hampton Choate and Jessie Chambers Choate on December 20, 1928; after leaving school, he worked at the Fort Worth stockyards before joining the United States Navy at the age of 17; during his enlistment in the armed forces, he saw duty in the South Pacific; and WHEREAS, After settling back into civilian life, Wade Choate married Martha Jean Lisby, and the couple moved to San Angelo to pursue a life in the cattle business and to start a family; the Choates became the proud parents of two children, Vic and Guy, and enjoyed many happy years together; and WHEREAS, In San Angelo, Mr. Choate and John Cargile partnered on a handshake and ran the Concho Livestock Company together for more than 40 years; later, Mr. Choate operated the Four LCattle Company with his son Vic; this seasoned cattleman developed a fine ranch on Grape Creek, and he often told his grandchildren that if they, like him, did a job they loved, they would never have to work a day in their life; in 1990, at the urging of Elmer Kelton and other friends, Mr. Choate published Swappin' Cattle,a memoir of his years in the cattle business; and WHEREAS, Held in high regard in the San Angelo community, Mr. Choate was a founding member of College Hills Christian Church and a staunch supporter of West Texas Boys Ranch; he served as Roundup chair for the ranch, and he and his wife cohosted the first annual Boys Ranch Dance; in recognition of his many contributions to the organization, he was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Boys Ranch board of directors; Mr. Choate was also affiliated with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association; and WHEREAS, Wade Choate embodied the spirit of a land where hard work, fair dealing, and a readiness to help others are fundamental values, and those who were blessed to share in his love and friendship will forever carry him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Wade Hampton Choate, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Martha Jean Lisby Choate; to his children, Vic Choate and his wife, Cathy, and Guy Choate and his wife, Eva; to his grandchildren, Taylor Choate, Courtney Nagel and her husband, Eric, Anne Marie Choate, and Michael Choate and his wife, Natalie; to his great-grandchild, Rewk Nagel; to his sisters, Doris George and Carlie Wilson; and to his many other friends and relatives; 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 Wade Hampton Choate, Jr. Darby Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 764 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on March 20, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House