By:  Sims                                             S.R. No. 1303
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2                               In Memory
    1-3                                  of
    1-4                         E. B. Underwood, Sr.
    1-5        WHEREAS, E. B. Underwood, Sr., was an extraordinary man
    1-6  whose death on February 6, 1995, was a painful loss to his family
    1-7  and many friends; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, Born in 1916 in Rogers, Texas, this fine individual
    1-9  graduated from Rogers High School, attended Southwest Texas State
   1-10  University, and obtained his law degree from The University of Texas
   1-11  at Austin in 1949; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, Mr. Underwood was a graduate of the first Texas
   1-13  Highway Patrol class in 1935, served as a highway patrolman in
   1-14  Lubbock, Beeville, Seguin, and Austin, and was assigned in 1946 to
   1-15  executive security working as an escort for Governor Beauford Jester
   1-16  and Governor Allan Shivers; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Mr. Underwood practiced law in Ballinger for 40
   1-18  years primarily in business, corporate, real estate, probate,
   1-19  and oil and gas and was instrumental in organizing several local
   1-20  businesses; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Mr. Underwood demonstrated exemplary patriotism
   1-22  by volunteering for the military after the Japanese attack on
   1-23  Pearl Harbor and serving in the Army Air Corps Intelligence in
    2-1  India until 1945; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Mr. Underwood was a dedicated citizen in his
    2-3  community, serving on the Ballinger School Board, as president
    2-4  of the Quarterback Club, as president of the Lions Club, and as
    2-5  organizer of the Downtown Bible Class; and
    2-6        WHEREAS, Mr. Underwood's compassion, integrity, and
    2-7  commitment to old-fashioned values served as an important example
    2-8  to all who knew him, and his legacy is indeed worthy of special
    2-9  recognition and remembrance; now, therefore, be it
   2-10        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-11  74th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of
   2-12  E. B. Underwood, Sr., and extend sincere condolences to his
   2-13  wife, Bobbie Underwood, and to his children, grandchildren, and
   2-14  great-grandchildren, and to the many other friends and relatives
   2-15  of this fine gentleman; and, be it further
   2-16        RESOLVED, That official copies of this Resolution be prepared
   2-17  for the members of his family as an expression of the deepest
   2-18  sympathy of the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns
   2-19  this day, it do so in memory of E. B. Underwood, Sr.
   2-20                               ______________________________________
   2-21                                      President of the Senate
   2-22                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-23                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-24                               on May 28, 1995, by a rising vote.
   2-25                               ______________________________________
    3-1                                      Secretary of the Senate
    3-2                               ______________________________________
    3-3                                        Member, Texas Senate