H.R. No. 47 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, L. D. "Dulon" Hughes for 53 years has provided 1-2 solace and the highest level of professional service to the 1-3 citizens of Nacogdoches County as a funeral home employee; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Born January 11, 1907, in Shelby County, he 1-5 relocated with his family to Martinsville, where he assisted in his 1-6 father's farming and dairy business before taking a position at a 1-7 dry goods store; and 1-8 WHEREAS, He took as his bride the former Pauline McLain, and 1-9 together they shared 59 years of mutual devotion; although deeply 1-10 saddened by his wife's passing, Mr. Hughes took comfort from their 1-11 son, Kenneth Jerry Hughes, and daughter-in-law, Nell; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Joining the staff of the Cason-Monk Funeral Home in 1-13 Nacogdoches in 1942, Mr. Hughes immediately demonstrated the high 1-14 degree of personal care toward those who had lost loved ones that 1-15 would be the hallmark of his career; and 1-16 WHEREAS, After retiring from his position with Cason-Monk 1-17 Funeral Home, where he had been an exemplary employee for 1-18 approximately 40 years, he immediately began work at the Laird 1-19 Funeral Home, and he has brought to that establishment his 1-20 extraordinary expertise and comforting demeanor; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Mr. Hughes consistently has demonstrated a high 1-22 level of concern for his fellow citizens, participating in 1-23 activities at the Senior Citizens Center and providing a welcome 1-24 smile to hospital patients during his frequent visits to area 2-1 hospitals; and 2-2 WHEREAS, A man of deep and abiding religious conviction, he 2-3 shares his faith with his wife of six years, Ruby, and they both 2-4 are active members at the Old North Baptist Church, where he also 2-5 directs song services; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Mr. Hughes's extraordinary efforts and sympathetic 2-7 warmth have eased the burden of numerous families during their 2-8 difficult periods of deep personal loss, and his many notable 2-9 accomplishments in this demanding profession are indeed worthy of 2-10 special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-12 Legislature hereby commend L. D. "Dulon" Hughes on his more than 2-13 half-century of significant contributions to the betterment of his 2-14 fellow citizens in Nacogdoches; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for Mr. Hughes as an expression of high regard by the 2-17 Texas House of Representatives.