R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The city of Dallas has lost one of its most valued
1-2 citizens with the passing of Terry Royce Griffin on February 16,
1-3 1999, at the age of 57; and
1-4 WHEREAS, This native Texan was born on December 8, 1941, in
1-5 the town of Mt. Enterprise and graduated from Texas A&M University
1-6 with an electrical engineering degree in 1964; and
1-7 WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin began his 35-year tenure with Texas
1-8 Utilities subsidiary Dallas Power and Light Company the same year
1-9 he graduated, and he was employed in numerous capacities before
1-10 becoming senior vice president of TU Electric in 1991; and
1-11 WHEREAS, A respected professional in the electric industry,
1-12 Mr. Griffin served in leadership positions on several boards,
1-13 including the Edison Electric Institute Customer Service &
1-14 Marketing Executive Advisory Committee and the Texas Atomic Energy
1-15 Research Foundation Board of Directors, and he was selected as
1-16 Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year in 1967 by the Dallas
1-17 chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers; and
1-18 WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin loved Dallas and was very active in
1-19 community affairs; he was a member of the Salesmanship Club of
1-20 Dallas, the Dallas Center for Housing Resources, the North Dallas
1-21 Chamber of Commerce, the Dallas Assembly, the Dallas Urban League,
1-22 the Private Industry Council, the City of Dallas Budget Panel, the
1-23 Dallas Golden Glove Tournament, and the Greater Dallas Community
1-24 Relations Commission; and
2-1 WHEREAS, In addition to his many other accomplishments,
2-2 Mr. Griffin gave generously of his time to numerous civic and
2-3 charitable organizations, including the State Fair Scholarship
2-4 Committee, the State Fair President's Task Force, the Dallas
2-5 chapter of the American Red Cross, Junior Achievement of Dallas,
2-6 the Dallas Jaycees, the Dallas chapter of the March of Dimes, the
2-7 All Sports Association of Dallas, Big Brothers of Dallas, the
2-8 Dallas Zoological Society, and United Way of Dallas; in 1970 he was
2-9 chosen as the Dallas Jaycees Outstanding Young Man of Dallas; and
2-10 WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin was a devoted and loving husband to his
2-11 wife, Susan, and was a faithful member of St. Bernard's Catholic
2-12 Church of Dallas; and
2-13 WHEREAS, Terry Griffin was a man of integrity, honor, and
2-14 generosity, and his life and career stand as an eloquent testimony
2-15 to the ability and intelligence of this esteemed gentleman; though
2-16 he will be deeply missed by all who knew him, his spirit will
2-17 surely live on in the hearts and minds of the many people whose
2-18 lives he touched; now, therefore, be it
2-19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-20 Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of Terry Royce
2-21 Griffin and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:
2-22 to his wife, Susan Griffin; to his mother-in-law, Beverly Ann Long;
2-23 to his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Charlie and Jeannie
2-24 Bookout, Jim and Debbie Long, and Jonell Griffin; and to the many
2-25 other relatives and friends of this beloved man; and, be it further
2-26 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-27 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
3-1 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
3-2 Terry Royce Griffin.
Hodge
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Dutton Lengefeld Uher
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Eiland Longoria Walker
Elkins Luna West
Ellis McCall Williams
Farabee McClendon Wilson
Farrar McReynolds Wise
Flores Madden Wohlgemuth
Gallego Marchant Wolens
Garcia Maxey Woolley
George Merritt Yarbrough
Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 283 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 24, 1999.
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Chief Clerk of the House