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89(R) HR 1128 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
H.R. No. 1128
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly
cause for celebration, and Wallace Thomas Shook Jr. of Conroe is
marking this milestone in his life on September 23, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Born in Beaumont in 1925, Wallace Shook is the son of
Wallace T. Shook Sr. and Gonda Shook; after graduating from Lamar
Junior College at the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air
Corps Air Crew Training Program; he was honorably discharged in
1945 and resumed his education, earning a bachelor's degree in
business administration from Sam Houston State Teachers College and
a master's degree from the Southern Methodist University Perkins
School of Theology; he later received an honorary doctor of
divinity degree from Wiley College; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Shook began his ministry in the Texas Annual
Conference of the United Methodist Church on the Laneville Circuit
in Rusk County in 1948; he organized the Wesley Foundation, a campus
student ministry at Tyler Junior College, and became founding
pastor of Pollard United Methodist Church in Tyler; subsequently,
his pastorates included Williams Memorial UMC in Texarkana,
Southwest UMC in Houston, and the First United Methodist Church in
Beaumont; he served the Texas Annual Conference in numerous
leadership roles, among them treasurer, superintendent of the
Southwest District, and president of the Council on Finance and
Administration; in addition, he was elected to the General Board of
Discipleship and the General Conference of the United Methodist
Church; he retired to Conroe following 46 years in the ministry; and
WHEREAS, In 1947, Dr. Shook married his college sweetheart,
the former Jane Esther Lawrence, and today, he enjoys the love and
support of four daughters, Debra, Martha, Rachel, and Lydia,
12 grandchildren, and a host of bonus grandchildren and
great-grandchildren; as a descendant of Lieutenant Colonel Daniel
Boone, Dr. Shook was inducted into the Freedom Chapter of the Sons
of the American Revolution in 2022; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of a century, Wallace Shook has been
a source of wisdom and inspiration to innumerable people, and he
continues to enrich the lives of all who are fortunate enough to
know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Wallace Thomas Shook Jr. on the
joyous occasion of his 100th birthday and extend to him sincere best
wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Shook as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Harless
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1128 was adopted by the House on May
23, 2025, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House