R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Morris Swenson on September 12, 2000, 1-2 at the age of 64, has left a void in the lives of the family and 1-3 friends of this esteemed gentleman; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Mr. Swenson was born in Kimbro and remained in the 1-5 Elgin area throughout his life; he was employed with Southern Union 1-6 Gas for 41 years until his retirement in 1997 and was actively 1-7 involved in numerous community activities; and 1-8 WHEREAS, This dedicated public servant diligently worked for 1-9 the betterment of his community as a member of the Elgin City 1-10 Council for more than two decades; an exceptional leader, he spent 1-11 four terms as the mayor pro tem, one term as the deputy mayor pro 1-12 tem, and three years as a member of the Elgin Economic Development 1-13 Corporation; and 1-14 WHEREAS, A 29-year veteran of the Elgin Volunteer Fire 1-15 Department, Mr. Swenson also gave generously of his time and 1-16 talents to benefit such programs as the Elgin Western Days and the 1-17 Annual Hog-Eye Festival; he was among the original founders of the 1-18 annual Fireman's Extravaganza and served 12 years as the cochair of 1-19 the event; and 1-20 WHEREAS, In addition, "Swede," as he was affectionately 1-21 known, was a loving husband to Glenda, his wife of 43 years, and 1-22 the devoted father of two daughters, Charlotte and Jan; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Mr. Swenson was a man of integrity and compassion, 1-24 and although he is greatly missed, his spirit lives on in the 2-1 hearts and minds of the many people whose lives he touched; now, 2-2 therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-4 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Morris Swenson and 2-5 extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, 2-6 Glenda Swenson; to his daughters, Charlotte Maynard and Jan 2-7 Swenson; to his grandson, Jacob Maynard; to his brothers and their 2-8 wives, Gladstone and Erna Swenson and the Reverend Carroll and 2-9 Phyllis Swenson; to his sisters and brother-in-law, Rose Gustafson, 2-10 Dorothy Ramm, and Maureen and Jack Townsend; to his sister-in-law, 2-11 Rosalie Swenson; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, 2-12 be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 2-15 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Morris 2-16 Swenson. Cook Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 34 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 5, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House