By Gallego                                       H.R. No. 330

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. Elton R. Miles on May 15, 1995,

 1-2     at the age of 77, brought a great loss to the family and friends of

 1-3     this distinguished man; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, Born on May 25, 1917, in Coryell, Dr. Miles was a

 1-5     well-known folklorist who served as professor emeritus of English

 1-6     at Sul Ross State University; he received his bachelor's degree

 1-7     from Baylor University in 1939, and two years later he married the

 1-8     former Lillian Neale; and

 1-9           WHEREAS, Dr. Miles was commissioned in the army from 1941 to

1-10     1946 and spent the last two years of his service in Washington,

1-11     D.C., where he began graduate work at George Washington University;

1-12     in 1947, he earned his master's degree from North Texas State

1-13     University, and in 1952 he was awarded his doctoral degree from The

1-14     University of Texas at Austin; and

1-15           WHEREAS, This passionate educator joined Sul Ross State

1-16     University in 1949 as professor of English and department chairman;

1-17     in addition to directing the Language Arts and Folklore Society,

1-18     Dr. Miles authored four books, Southwest Humorists, and the

1-19     companion pieces, Tales of the Big Bend, More Tales of the Big

1-20     Bend, and Stray Tales of the Big Bend; and

1-21           WHEREAS, A member of the Rotary Club and an elder in the

1-22     First Presbyterian Church of Alpine, this dedicated man was

1-23     respected for his sound judgment and commitment to his wife and

 2-1     children; and

 2-2           WHEREAS, Elton R. Miles was a man of rare compassion and

 2-3     integrity, and though his guidance and devotion have been missed by

 2-4     all who knew him, his spirit has continued to grow in the hearts of

 2-5     those people whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it

 2-6           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-7     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Elton R. Miles and

 2-8     extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,

 2-9     Lillian Miles; to his son, Harry McCauley Miles; to his daughter,

2-10     Adrienne Miles Bengtson; to his grandchildren, Forrest Elton Miles,

2-11     David Christopher Schwalbach, Theresa Diane Bengtson, and Maria

2-12     Claudia Bengtson; and to the many other relatives and friends of

2-13     this esteemed gentleman; 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     Dr. Elton R.  Miles.