By Madden H.R. No. 29 75R3404 JTR-D 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.