HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Joseph Lewis Rutledge
1-2 were greatly saddened by his passing on December 31, 1996, at the
1-3 age of 56, and we join members of the Permian Basin community in
1-4 mourning the loss of a devoted husband and father, a talented
1-5 teacher, and a dedicated mentor of young people; and
1-6 WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Rutledge attended Prairie View
1-7 A&M University, where he received his bachelor's degree in
1-8 mathematics with a minor in physics; he began his career with the
1-9 Ector County Independent School District in 1964, when he was hired
1-10 to teach physics at Blackshear High School; and
1-11 WHEREAS, In his 28 years as an educator, Mr. Rutledge
1-12 distinguished himself not only as an outstanding classroom
1-13 instructor and athletic coach but also as a skilled administrator;
1-14 in 1977 he earned a master's degree in educational administration
1-15 from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, and in 1991 he
1-16 was named Assistant Principal of the Year for Region 18 by the
1-17 Texas Association of Secondary School Principals; and
1-18 WHEREAS, Mr. Rutledge's commitment to youth extended well
1-19 beyond his career in education, for after his retirement from the
1-20 district, he went on to work with organizations such as the Career
1-21 Center Development Board, the Private Industry Council, and the
1-22 Texas Job Training Coordinating Council to assist young people in
1-23 finding employment; and
1-24 WHEREAS, A respected leader in the community, Mr. Rutledge
2-1 gave freely of his time and energy to a wide variety of civic
2-2 organizations, including the Lions Club, the Rotary Club, the
2-3 Odessa Jaycees, and the Family Outreach Center, and he was a
2-4 charter member of the Black Chamber of Commerce of the Permian
2-5 Basin; and
2-6 WHEREAS, Despite his many noteworthy achievements,
2-7 Mr. Rutledge's greatest source of joy and inspiration was
2-8 undoubtedly his loving and close-knit family, and though we join
2-9 them in mourning his passing, his legacy of dedicated service to
2-10 his neighbors will surely live on in the hearts of all those whose
2-11 lives he touched; now, therefore, be it
2-12 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-13 hereby honor the memory of Joseph Lewis Rutledge and extend sincere
2-14 sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Leola Rutledge;
2-15 to his daughter, Laurel Rutledge; to his son, Joseph Rutledge, Jr.;
2-16 to his brothers, Paul Rutledge, Jr., and James Rutledge; to his
2-17 nephews and niece; and to all the relatives and many friends of
2-18 this esteemed gentleman; and, be it further
2-19 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-20 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-21 House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in
2-22 memory of Joseph Lewis Rutledge.
West
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 9 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 25, 1997.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 9 was adopted by the Senate on May
5, 1997, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _______________________
Date
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Governor