By Madden                                         H.R. No. 29

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                                 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.