R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The recent passing of John Newton Hensley on January
 1-2     16, 1999, at the age of 71, has brought a great loss to the many
 1-3     friends and relatives of this esteemed gentleman; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Born May 25, 1927, in Prue, Oklahoma, Mr. Hensley
 1-5     moved in 1938 to Odessa, where he graduated from Odessa High School
 1-6     and later attended Odessa College; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, He served his nation with distinction as a member of
 1-8     the United States Navy, and for 41 years he was a highly valued
 1-9     employee of Conoco, Inc., retiring from that company in 1988 as a
1-10     field supervisor; and
1-11           WHEREAS, A devoted husband and father, Mr. Hensley shared 47
1-12     happy and rewarding years of marriage with his devoted wife,
1-13     Maxine, and they were blessed with two sons; and
1-14           WHEREAS, Mr. Hensley was also a man of deep and abiding
1-15     religious conviction; he voiced his faith as an active member of
1-16     Immanuel Baptist Church and was a deacon for three decades; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to know Mr. Hensley will
1-18     long miss his presence, but his remarkable spirit will surely live
1-19     on in the hearts of those individuals whose lives he touched during
1-20     his time on this earth; now, therefore, be it
1-21           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
1-22     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of John Newton Hensley
1-23     and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
1-24     wife, Maxine Hensley; to his sons, John Rodney Hensley and Jarvis
 2-1     Alan Hensley; to his brother, E. E. Hensley; to his sister, Lucille
 2-2     McClead; to his mother-in-law, Beatrice Riley; and to his
 2-3     granddaughters, Renee M. Hensley, Trisha L. Hensley, Kirsten M.
 2-4     Hensley, and Heather N.  Hensley; and, be it further
 2-5           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-6     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
 2-7     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
 2-8     John Newton Hensley.
                                                                        West
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 76 was unanimously adopted by a
         rising vote of the House on March 25, 1999.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House