By:  Moncrief                                          S.R. No. 564
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great
    1-3  pleasure in congratulating Hubert W. Hodges of Fort Worth on
    1-4  the grand occasion of his 100th birthday; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, A native of Bell County, Texas, Mr. Hodges was
    1-6  born on March 30, 1895, and moved with his family to Roby when
    1-7  he was seven years old; he graduated salutatorian of his senior
    1-8  class in June, 1913, and continued his education at Simmons
    1-9  College; during his junior year, he left college to teach in
   1-10  a rural area; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, After volunteering for the United States Army on
   1-12  July 18, 1917, at the age of 22, he was sent to Fort Worth and
   1-13  was stationed with the 36th Division, Company C, 111th Engineers
   1-14  at Camp Bowie for one year; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, He was sent to France in July, 1918, where he saw
   1-16  combat in Saint Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne, remaining there until
   1-17  the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, After his discharge at Camp Bowie on June 16, 1919,
   1-19  Mr. Hodges returned to Roby and became principal of the high school
   1-20  for two years; for the next three years he homesteaded in Colorado
   1-21  with four other men; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, When the depression came, Mr. Hodges went to work
   1-23  for the Works Progress Administration program office as certifying
    2-1  officer in Sweetwater before resuming his teaching again in Sardis;
    2-2  and
    2-3        WHEREAS, Hubert Wilson Hodges married Lillie Sue Melton,
    2-4  a schoolteacher from Electra, Texas, on June 25, 1935, and the
    2-5  devoted couple enjoyed a long and happy life together until her
    2-6  death on April 2, 1987; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, In 1937, Mr. Hodges began working for the Texas
    2-8  Employment Commission in Big Spring until he was transferred to
    2-9  Fort Worth in 1940; he remained a valued and respected auditor
   2-10  until his retirement on April 1, 1960; and
   2-11        WHEREAS, An esteemed resident of the Retirement Inn,
   2-12  Mr. Hodges is truly deserving of the long and happy life with
   2-13  which he has been blessed; now, therefore, be it
   2-14        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-15  74th Legislature, hereby extend sincere birthday greetings
   2-16  with many happy returns to Hubert Hodges on his 100th birthday;
   2-17  and, be it further
   2-18        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-19  the beloved centenarian as a memento of this exceptional milestone
   2-20  in his life.
   2-21                               ______________________________________
   2-22                                       President of the Senate
   2-23                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-24                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-25                               on March 28, 1995.
    3-1                               ______________________________________
    3-2                                       Secretary of the Senate
    3-3                               ______________________________________
    3-4                                        Member, Texas Senate