R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Major General John T.
1-2 Honeycutt were greatly saddened by his death on January 6, 1996,
1-3 at the age of 84, and we join them in bidding reluctant farewell to
1-4 a loving husband and father, a dedicated soldier, and a talented
1-5 musician and craftsman; and
1-6 WHEREAS, John Honeycutt was born into a family firmly
1-7 grounded in the rich traditions of the United States Army, and in
1-8 graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point he partook
1-9 of a legacy that includes not only his father and grandfather but
1-10 more than two dozen other relatives; and
1-11 WHEREAS, General Honeycutt's 40 years of service to his
1-12 country took him around the world in a variety of capacities, and
1-13 after duty in North Africa in World War II, he was assigned to
1-14 posts as diverse as Korea, Paris, and the Pentagon; he also taught
1-15 mathematics at West Point and founded the Sandia Base Atomic Museum
1-16 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before retiring as a two-star major
1-17 general in 1969; and
1-18 WHEREAS, On leaving military service, General Honeycutt was
1-19 free to pursue both his love of fine music and his skill as a
1-20 woodworker; these avocations found full expression in his devotion
1-21 to the art of violin-making, and in the years that followed he
1-22 crafted 65 instruments, including one still played by his beloved
1-23 wife Esther in the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra; and
1-24 WHEREAS, Though his achievements were his own, General
2-1 Honeycutt's distinguished military career and his remarkable skills
2-2 as an artisan rested squarely on the sound foundation of his
2-3 family, and he continually drew strength and sustenance from those
2-4 closest to him, even as he embraced the triumphs and tribulations
2-5 of a life lived well and fully; now, therefore, be it
2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-7 Legislature hereby honor the memory of Major General John T.
2-8 Honeycutt and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:
2-9 to his wife, Esther Firlie Honeycutt; to his children and
2-10 stepchildren, Mary M. Honeycutt, John P. Honeycutt, Betsy
2-11 Schanning, Vic Firlie, Mary Stafford, and Katherine Burnette; to
2-12 his sister, Jane Honeycutt West; and to all his relatives and many
2-13 friends; and, be it further
2-14 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-15 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-16 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-17 Major General John T. Honeycutt.
Madden
Laney Gutierrez Ogden
Alexander Haggerty Oliveira
Allen Hamric Olivo
Alvarado Hartnett Palmer
Averitt Hawley Patterson
Bailey Heflin Pickett
Berlanga Hernandez Pitts
Bonnen Hightower Place
Bosse Hilbert Price
Brimer Hilderbran Puente
Burnam Hill Rabuck
Carter Hinojosa Ramsay
Chavez Hirschi Rangel
Chisum Hochberg Raymond
Christian Hodge Reyna of Bexar
Clark Holzheauser Reyna of Dallas
Coleman Horn Rhodes
Cook Howard Rodriguez
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 29 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on January 22, 1997.
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Chief Clerk of the House