R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Luke "Jack" Motley, Jr., on September
 1-2     30, 1998, at the age of 88, brought a great loss to the family and
 1-3     friends of this esteemed Center resident; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Born January 4, 1910, this noteworthy man began a
 1-5     long and productive banking career on January 2, 1930, as an
 1-6     employee of First State Bank in Tenaha; he joined Farmers State
 1-7     Bank in 1937 and the following year became president, a post he
 1-8     held until 1977; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Mr. Motley also served as chairman of the executive
1-10     committee and vice chairman of the board at Farmers State Bank;
1-11     during his lifetime he was a 21-year member and president of the
1-12     Center Independent School Board, president of the Shelby County
1-13     Chamber of Commerce, president of the Center Rotary Club, a founder
1-14     and president of the Center Industrial Foundation, and president of
1-15     the Shelby County Fair Association; and
1-16           WHEREAS, This community leader was a founding father of the
1-17     broiler industry in Shelby County and the Center Country Club,
1-18     which he also served as president; he gave generously of his time
1-19     as a member of the East Texas Area Council of the Boy Scouts of
1-20     America and the East Texas Baptist University Board of Trustees,
1-21     and he was an active member of First Baptist Church; and
1-22           WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share the friendship of
1-23     this remarkable man will long miss his presence, and he will surely
1-24     be remembered with great affection and admiration for many years to
 2-1     come; now, therefore, be it
 2-2           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-3     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Luke "Jack" Motley,
 2-4     Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:  to
 2-5     his wife of 61 years, Martha Motley; to his son and
 2-6     daughter-in-law, Luke Motley III and his wife, Silver; to his
 2-7     daughter and son-in-law, Jeanne and Leland Howard; to his four
 2-8     grandchildren and their spouses, Luke Motley IV and his wife,
 2-9     Casey, Monica and Jon Van Slate, Meredith and Brian Morris, and
2-10     Debbie and Keith Armstrong; and to his five great-grandchildren;
2-11     and, be it further
2-12           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-13     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-14     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-15     Luke "Jack" Motley, Jr.
                                                                   Christian
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 443 was unanimously adopted by a
         rising vote of the House on March 17, 1999.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House