HR1128 - Congratulating Wallace Thomas Shook Jr. of Conroe on his 100th birthday.

      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     ______________________________   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.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House