SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 121

	WHEREAS, Joe D. Gunn, longtime president of the Texas 
AFL-CIO, is retiring in 2003, bringing to a close a lengthy and 
distinguished career as a labor leader and activist; and

	WHEREAS, Employed with Southwestern Bell Corporation for 
22 years, Mr. Gunn joined Communications Workers of America Local 
6222 in 1949 and worked for that organization for 11 years; as a 
member of the CWA Bargaining Committee, he helped negotiate 
contracts for 60,000 CWA members in a five-state region; and

	WHEREAS, A forceful voice for the labor movement, Mr. Gunn 
served as vice president and president of the Harris County 
AFL-CIO and as vice president of the Texas AFL-CIO; he has served 
as president of the statewide organization since his election to 
that post in 1989; and

	WHEREAS, In addition to his untiring efforts on behalf of 
the AFL-CIO, Mr. Gunn served for seven years as the commissioner 
representing workers on the Texas Employment Commission; and

	WHEREAS, Born June 8, 1931, this outstanding Texan 
attended the University of Houston and served with the Marines in 
the Korean War; while striving to advance the welfare of working 
men and women, he has also given unstintingly of his time and 
energy on behalf of other worthy causes, serving on the Sam Houston
Council Executive Board for the Boy Scouts of America, as president
of the Parent-Teacher Association at Mary Louise Alcott and Foster
Place elementary schools in Houston, as vice president of the 
Harris County United Way, and as a board member of United Way; a 
valued congregant of the United Methodist Church, he has served as
a board member and a youth director at both First United Methodist 
Church in Madisonville and Foster Place United Methodist Church in
Houston; and

	WHEREAS, The devoted husband of Dorothy Ann Taylor Gunn, 
Mr. Gunn is also the proud father of four children and six foster 
children; and

	WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Joe Gunn has stood as one of 
the state's most outspoken, unfaltering advocates for the cause 
of social and economic justice, and his steadfast efforts to help 
workers achieve greater security and hope for a brighter future 
have earned him the affection and esteem of countless Texans; 
now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 
78th Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate 
Joe D. Gunn on the occasion of his retirement as president of 
the Texas AFL-CIO and extend to him and his family sincere best 
wishes for happiness and fulfillment in the years ahead; and, be 
it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
Joe Gunn as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
                                                                           Ellis




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on July 24, 2003.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate