R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The recent passing of the Reverend Johnnie L. Eades, 1-2 Sr., of Dallas, on March 29, 1999, at the age of 83, has brought a 1-3 great loss to the family and friends of this esteemed gentleman; 1-4 and 1-5 WHEREAS, Born February 28, 1916, Reverend Eades joined the 1-6 Greater Providence Baptist Church in 1936, three years after moving 1-7 to Dallas; a man of great faith, he was appointed minister of that 1-8 institution in 1958 and served in that capacity until his 1-9 retirement some 40 years later; his lengthy tenure was marked with 1-10 dedication and devotion to the congregation of the Greater 1-11 Providence Baptist Church; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Reverend Eades expressed his faith through civic 1-13 involvement as well, and his membership in the Dallas Baptist 1-14 Ministers Union, the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, the 1-15 North Texas District Association, and the National Baptist 1-16 Convention of America, Inc., provided additional outlets for his 1-17 beliefs and insightful teachings; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share the friendship of 1-19 the Reverend Johnnie L. Eades, Sr., will long miss his presence and 1-20 guidance, for his passing has deprived them of a special 1-21 individual, and he will surely be remembered with great affection 1-22 and admiration for many years to come; now, therefore, be it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 1-24 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Reverend Johnnie 2-1 L. Eades, Sr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his 2-2 family: to his wife, Pallie Eades; to his sons, the Reverend J. L. 2-3 Eades, Jr., and the Reverend Melvin Eades; to his daughters, the 2-4 Reverend Annetta Armstrong, Faye Story, and Vesta Walker; to his 2-5 three sisters; to his seven grandsons and 29 great-grandchildren; 2-6 and to the many other relatives and friends of this beloved man; 2-7 and, be it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-9 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas 2-10 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 2-11 the Reverend Johnnie L. Eades, Sr. 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. 618 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 13, 1999. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House