R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The family and friends of Larry L. Barton were 1-2 deeply saddened by the passing of this distinguished gentleman on 1-3 December 7, 1996, at the age of 71; and 1-4 WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Barton was born December 17, 1-5 1924, in Iredell; after graduating from high school in Whitney, he 1-6 attended Tarleton State University for two years before enlisting 1-7 in the United States Army Air Corps in 1943; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Mr. Barton distinguished himself as a navigator in 1-9 the 15th Air Corps, 454th Bombardment Group, 738th Bomb Squadron, 1-10 flying 35 missions; his dedicated service to his country earned him 1-11 the rank of first lieutenant, as well as the Distinguished Flying 1-12 Cross and the Air Medal; and 1-13 WHEREAS, On his return to Texas, Mr. Barton entered Texas 1-14 A&M University, and after his graduation in 1947 he began a long 1-15 association with the Ford Machinery Corporation of America; it was 1-16 also at this time that he entered into an even more significant and 1-17 long-lived relationship, taking the former Nell Buice as his bride; 1-18 and 1-19 WHEREAS, The Bartons soon set about the worthwhile task of 1-20 creating a home and family; in the years that followed they were 1-21 blessed with three sons and a daughter, and the high standards of 1-22 behavior that Mr. Barton instilled in his children continue to 1-23 inspire them as adults; and 1-24 WHEREAS, In 1964, Mr. Barton began work as a registered plant 2-1 breeder for Rogers Delinted Cottonseed in Waco, and it was in this 2-2 capacity that he developed an edible glandless cotton seed, an 2-3 achievement duplicated by only a handful of researchers nationwide; 2-4 and 2-5 WHEREAS, A member of Central United Methodist Church in Waco, 2-6 Mr. Barton drew lifelong inspiration from his faith, and his 2-7 involvement in the church was characterized by the same quiet 2-8 strength that he brought to all his endeavors; and 2-9 WHEREAS, Larry L. Barton will long be remembered as a loving 2-10 husband and father, a dedicated researcher, and a devout member of 2-11 his congregation, and it is appropriate that his memory be honored 2-12 at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-14 Legislature hereby honor the life of Larry L. Barton and extend 2-15 sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Nell 2-16 Buice Barton; to his sons and daughters-in-law, U.S. Representative 2-17 Joe Barton and Janet Barton, J. and Judy Barton, and Jon and 2-18 Jennifer Barton; to his daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Mike 2-19 Gerro; to his brothers, Don Barton, Jack Barton, and Tom Barton; to 2-20 his grandchildren; and to all the relatives and many friends of 2-21 this esteemed Texan; and, be it further 2-22 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-23 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas 2-24 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 2-25 Larry L. Barton. Pitts 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 _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 111 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 17, 1997. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House