H.R. No. 2099

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A full and generous life has drawn to a close with
	the death of Charles Coleman Winn of Corpus Christi on February 20,
	2015, at the age of 86; and
	WHEREAS, Charlie Winn was born on June 18, 1928, in Long
	Beach, California, to Charles A. Winn and Milla Blanche Nelson
	Winn; he graduated from William Adams High School in Alice, Texas,
	in 1945, and he went on to attend Texas A&I University at Kingsville
	and The University of Texas at Austin; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Winn shared more than 64 years of marriage with
	Patsy H. Brown, and he was the proud father of five children,
	Stephanie Winn, C. A. Winn, Tom Winn, Southern Winn, and the late
	Sissy Winn Seale; and
	WHEREAS, The founder of Winn Exploration Company, Mr. Winn
	worked for many years in the oil business in Texas and nine other
	states, as well as Australia and Canada, and he served on the
	National Petroleum Council; he was also active in banking as a board
	member for American Bank in Corpus Christi and director of First
	National Bank and Highland Park State Bank in San Antonio;
	recognized for his professional achievements, he was named an "All
	American Wildcatter" in 1993, and in 1996, he received the M. B.
	Rudman Outstanding Wildcatter Award; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Winn dedicated much of his time and energy to
	serving his community, especially as an advocate for higher
	education; he served on various boards for Texas A&I University,
	Baylor University's Council for Institutional Development, the
	Santa Rosa Medical Center, Baptist Child and Family Services, and
	the Texas State Aquarium; he was the Texas Ambassador of Goodwill to
	the inauguration of Mexican president Adolfo Lopez Mateos, and he
	was twice named Señor Amistad for his efforts to promote amity
	between the United States and Mexico; and
	WHEREAS, In 2001, Mr. Winn was honored by the Texas House of
	Representatives for his contributions to the communities of Eagle
	Pass and Uvalde and the State of Texas; his philanthropy was also
	recognized by the South Texas Celebrity Weekend, the South Texas
	Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the American Heart
	Association, and the American Cancer Society; in 2008, his family
	established the C. C. (Charlie) Winn Endowed Chair for Quail
	Research at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, and in
	2012, he was presented with the G. Russell Kirkland Award for his
	support of Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi and South Texas;
	and
	WHEREAS, A loving family man, a dedicated community leader,
	and a dynamic entrepreneur, Charlie Winn was both a Texas success
	story and the embodiment of the spirit of civic engagement, and he
	leaves behind a legacy of service to others that will continue to
	inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Charles Coleman Winn
	and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
	wife, Patsy H. Winn; to his daughter, Stephanie Winn; to his sons,
	C. A. Winn and his wife, Nancy, Tom Winn and his wife, Melissa, and
	Southern Winn and his wife, Cathy; to his grandchildren, Megan,
	Cathleen, Dillon, Southern, Cody, Amy, Trey, Sissy, and Nicole
	Winn; to his great-granddaughter, Vivian
	Winn; and to his other
	relatives and 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 Charles
	Coleman Winn.
	Nevárez
	Straus González Otto
	Allen Guerra Paddie
	Alonzo Guillen Parker
	Alvarado Gutierrez Paul
	Anchia Harless Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips
	Ashby Howard Pickett
	Aycock Huberty Price
	Bell Hughes Raney
	Bernal Hunter Raymond
	Blanco Isaac Reynolds
	Bohac Israel Riddle
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis
	Burns Keough Romero, Jr.
	Burrows King of Hemphill Rose
	Button King of Parker Sanford
	Canales King of Taylor Schaefer
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield
	Clardy Klick Schubert
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Cyrier Laubenberg Smith
	Dale Leach Smithee
	Darby Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer
	Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson
	Deshotel Márquez Stickland
	Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Elkins McClendon Tinderholt
	Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin
	Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris
	Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant
	Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver
	Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba
	Fletcher Minjarez Vo
	Flynn Moody Walle
	Frank Morrison White of Bell
	Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Galindo Murphy Workman
	Geren Murr Wray
	Giddings Naishtat Wu
	Goldman Nevárez Zedler
	Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2099 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on May 21, 2015.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House