R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of O. C. Forrest, Jr., on May 21, 1997, 1-2 at the age of 68, brought a great loss to the family and many 1-3 friends of this esteemed resident of Cleburne; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Born on September 14, 1928, in Strawn, this native 1-5 Texan married the former Martha Jean Clarke on October 3, 1947, in 1-6 Cleburne; the couple were blessed with two sons and through the 1-7 years, Mr. Forrest welcomed a daughter-in-law and two grandsons 1-8 into his beloved family; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The founder and co-owner of the Forrest 1-10 Chevrolet-Oldsmobile-Cadillac and Forrest Pontiac-Buick-GMC 1-11 dealerships in Cleburne, Mr. Forrest had a successful career in 1-12 automotive sales that began in 1949 with Steakley Motors of 1-13 Cleburne, where he earned promotions to sales manager and general 1-14 manager before purchasing the business in 1964; in addition to his 1-15 automobile enterprises, Mr. Forrest's business ventures included 1-16 raising Hereford cattle on ranches in the Rio Vista area; and 1-17 WHEREAS, His professional affiliations included membership in 1-18 the Fort Worth Business Bureau and the Chevrolet Motor Division's 1-19 Dallas Zone Planning and Community Relations Committee and service 1-20 as an area director and a state director of the Texas Automobile 1-21 Dealers Association; he served as executive board chairman of 1-22 Cleburne Truck and Body Company and as a director of Cleburne 1-23 National Bank; and 1-24 WHEREAS, This outstanding citizen shared his time and energy 2-1 with many worthy civic organizations, and his charitable efforts 2-2 were an inspiration to area citizens; he devoted himself to the 2-3 Cleburne Chamber of Commerce, Cleburne Kiwanis Club, United Way of 2-4 Johnson County, Johnson County Red Cross, Cleburne Industrial 2-5 Foundation, and Cleburne Economic Development Foundation; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Mr. Forrest was a long-standing member of the 2-7 Southwestern Adventist College Advisory Council and First Baptist 2-8 Church of Cleburne, and he supported the Longhorn Council of the 2-9 Boy Scouts of America, The Green Thumbs Garden Club, and the Build 2-10 Cleburne Campaign sponsored by the Cleburne Downtown Merchants 2-11 Association; he was also a member of the Cleburne Christian 2-12 Businessman's Club, Tuesday Forum, and the Petroleum Club of Fort 2-13 Worth; and 2-14 WHEREAS, Among his many well-deserved honors, Mr. Forrest 2-15 received the 1982 Outstanding Businessman's Award from the Cleburne 2-16 Chamber of Commerce, and he was recognized by the NAACP in 1990 for 2-17 his outstanding commitment to Johnson and Hill counties; and 2-18 WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share the friendship of 2-19 O. C. Forrest, Jr., will long miss his presence, and he will surely 2-20 be remembered with great affection and admiration for many years to 2-21 come; now, therefore, be it 2-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-23 Legislature hereby honor the memory of O. C. Forrest, Jr., and 2-24 extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, 2-25 Martha; to his sons, William Clinton Forrest and Charles Michael 2-26 Forrest; to his grandsons, Christian Forrest and Michael Murray 2-27 Forrest; to his daughter-in-law, Karen Forrest; and to the many 3-1 other friends and relatives of this esteemed gentleman; and, be it 3-2 further 3-3 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-4 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas 3-5 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 3-6 O. C. Forrest, Jr. Wohlgemuth _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 924 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 13, 1999. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House