By:  Haley                                       S.R. No. 250
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2                               In Memory
    1-3                                  of
    1-4                        Simon W. Henderson, Jr.
    1-5        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins with the
    1-6  citizens of Lufkin in mourning the loss of Simon W. Henderson, Jr.,
    1-7  who died on October 4, 1992; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, Born and raised in Lufkin, Mr. Henderson has been
    1-9  hailed as one of the last links between modern Angelina County and
   1-10  its early founding days; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, After attending Lufkin schools and Satterwhite
   1-12  Business College, he joined his father's lumber business, Angelina
   1-13  County Lumber Company; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Astute businessmen, Mr. Henderson and his father
   1-15  were among the founders of the Lufkin Foundry and Machine Company,
   1-16  now Lufkin Industries; Mr. Henderson was the last living founder of
   1-17  Southland Paper Mills, now Champion Paper Mills, founded in the
   1-18  1930s; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, A great humanitarian and a highly respected civic
   1-20  leader, Mr. Henderson was the last original member of the board of
   1-21  trustees of Memorial Medical Center; he had played a major role in
   1-22  the establishment of the hospital itself, the Cardiac Intensive
   1-23  Care Unit, the Loucile Henderson Women's Wing, and the Henderson
    2-1  Kidney Disease Center; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Simon Henderson's projects and activities had a
    2-3  profound and widespread impact on the Lufkin community; recipient
    2-4  of the Angelina Award for Distinguished Community Service in 1981,
    2-5  he was chairman of the board of directors of Lufkin Federal Savings
    2-6  and Loan, director of the Angelina and Neches River Railroad, past
    2-7  president of the Angelina County Chamber of Commerce, and the first
    2-8  president of the Angelina County Community Chest; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, A man of integrity, courage, forthrightness, and
   2-10  generosity, he gave unselfishly of his time to others; and
   2-11        WHEREAS, A devout Christian, Mr. Henderson was an active
   2-12  member of the First United Methodist Church and on the board of
   2-13  trustees at Methodist Hospital in Houston and Lon Morris College
   2-14  in Jacksonville; and
   2-15        WHEREAS, Simon Henderson was an exemplary gentleman who lived
   2-16  his life to the fullest, and his presence in the Lufkin community
   2-17  will be deeply missed; and
   2-18        WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband and father who leaves
   2-19  behind memories that will be treasured forever by his family and
   2-20  many friends; now, therefore, be it
   2-21        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-22  73rd Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the members
   2-23  of his family:  his wife, Loucile Johnson Henderson; his children,
   2-24  Irma Veree Alexander, Virginia Winston, Elizabeth Louise Page,
   2-25  Laura Sue McMurrey, and Simon Wood Henderson III; and, be
    3-1  it further
    3-2        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
    3-3  members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the
    3-4  Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so
    3-5  in memory of Simon W. Henderson, Jr.
    3-6                                 _____________________________________
    3-7                                        President of the Senate
    3-8                                      I hereby certify that the
    3-9                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   3-10                                 the Senate on February 17, 1993,
   3-11                                 by a rising vote.
   3-12                                 _____________________________________
   3-13                                        Secretary of the Senate
   3-14                                 _____________________________________
   3-15                                         Member, Texas Senate