H.R. No. 149
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Kathryn Jones of Austin is bringing to a close a long
and distinguished career with her retirement as an accounting clerk
with the Texas House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS, On February 18, 1974, at the age of 52, Mrs. Jones
began her remarkable 29 years of service, during which she
consistently demonstrated the highest integrity as well as a most
charming personality; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Jones originally hails from Indiana, and citing
a special ability to confront any challenge and overcome any
obstacle, coworkers fondly refer to her as the "original" Indiana
Jones; the fearless Mrs. Jones has been known to climb trees and use
a chainsaw to trim branches, and she has mowed her yard well past
midnight, later wondering why her lawnmower has mysteriously
disappeared; and
WHEREAS, Despite giving up her Harley-Davidson motorcycle a
number of years ago, Mrs. Jones still enjoys making an annual road
trip back to Indiana, driving most of the way herself in her Lincoln
Town Car; and
WHEREAS, In addition to having an adventurous spirit and
boundless energy, Mrs. Jones possesses some extraordinary culinary
skills; in the past, she has delighted many a taste bud with her
delicious turkey with dressing, chocolate cake, buttermilk pound
cake, and the best sausage gravy in the Northern Hemisphere; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Jones has been a member of the Eastern Star for
nearly 50 years, and she has served as grand officer and past worthy
matron of the Austin chapter; an active volunteer for Eastern Star,
Mrs. Jones works at the Frank Erwin Center during the high school
basketball play-offs, and she once coordinated a dinner for
hundreds of Eastern Star members and climbed the roof of her house
to prune yet more tree branches, all in one day; and
WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her family, Mrs. Jones has proudly
reared her grandson, David Wesley Jones, who now attends college;
her granddaughter, Kasey Jones, studies at the Pharmaceutical
School at The University of Texas at Austin; and
WHEREAS, Kathryn Jones has ably served the people of Texas
for nearly three decades, and she has greatly contributed to the
effective running of the state's government, while leaving an
unforgettable impression on those who were fortunate enough to have
worked alongside her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby honor Kathryn Jones on the
occasion of her retirement from the Texas House of Representatives
and extend to her best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Jones as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Hamric
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 149 was adopted by the House on August
22, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House