By Talton                                             H.R. No. 1144
       74R14181 BNL-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Martin Luther Roller
    1-2  were deeply saddened by the passing of this distinguished gentleman
    1-3  on February 25, 1995, at the age of 80; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, A former tobacco farmer, Mr. Roller moved to
    1-5  Pasadena in 1936 and embarked on a long and rewarding career with
    1-6  Shell Oil Company; he was happily married to the lovely Leora
    1-7  Frances Chambers Roller for more than 50 years, and their marriage
    1-8  was blessed with two cherished children; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Mr. Roller was a charter member and deacon of South
   1-10  Main Baptist Church, and he put his religious faith into action as
   1-11  a tireless volunteer with the Salvation Army, the Boy Scouts of
   1-12  America, the Pasadena Police Department, and the Pasadena Volunteer
   1-13  Fire Department; this loving and compassionate individual was a
   1-14  devoted father, neighbor, friend, and citizen, and although his
   1-15  presence will be greatly missed, his spirit will live on in the
   1-16  hearts of the many people whose lives he touched; now, therefore,
   1-17  be it
   1-18        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   1-19  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Martin Luther Roller
   1-20  and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his
   1-21  son, Charles W. "Bill" Roller; to his daughter, Barbara Fonville;
   1-22  to his six grandchildren; to his five great-grandchildren; and to
   1-23  all the other friends and relatives of this beloved gentleman; and,
   1-24  be it further
    2-1        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    2-2  prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
    2-3  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Martin
    2-4  Luther Roller.