R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Carl Eggleston of Odessa on the notable occasion of his 100th 1-3 birthday; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Born on March 3, 1901, in Aubrey, he has been a 1-5 resident of Odessa since 1934, when he moved there with his wife, 1-6 Ada; the couple enjoyed a happy and fulfilling relationship until 1-7 her passing in 1996, and they were blessed with a son, Billy, and a 1-8 daughter, Jarolda; Mr. Eggleston takes great pride in his 1-9 close-knit family that through the years has grown to include four 1-10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and 1-11 WHEREAS, He was employed in the machine and auto parts 1-12 industry before embarking on a second career in the insurance 1-13 business, from which he retired at the age of 80; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Known as the oldest active member of The Gideons 1-15 International, Mr. Eggleston became involved with the Christian 1-16 business and professional men's association in Big Spring many 1-17 years ago; in 1944, he started an Odessa camp with five members, 1-18 and the group is still flourishing today; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Mr. Eggleston shares his faith with fellow 1-20 congregants as a member of the First Church of God, which he has 1-21 attended since 1938, and his favorite leisure time activities in 1-22 recent years have included walking on his treadmill, tending his 1-23 yard, and maintaining a vegetable garden; and 1-24 WHEREAS, This beloved man has long dedicated himself to his 2-1 family, his faith, and his community, and it is most appropriate 2-2 that he be recognized at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-4 Legislature hereby congratulate Carl Eggleston on the momentous 2-5 occasion of his 100th birthday and extend to him best wishes for 2-6 continued happiness; and, be it further 2-7 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-8 prepared for Mr. Eggleston as an expression of high regard by the 2-9 Texas House of Representatives. West 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. 384 was adopted by the House on February 28, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House