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                                                                  H.R. No. 174



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of San Antonio are mourning the loss of 
Joe D. Edmonson, Sr., a beloved neighbor and civic leader, who 
passed away on September 19, 2003; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Fayetteville, Tennessee, Mr. Edmonson 
graduated from Morris Brown College in Atlanta and moved to San 
Antonio in 1974, to serve as a personnel management specialist at 
Randolph Air Force Base; he retired in 1989 as chief of the Employee 
Utilization Division for HQ Air Training Command; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman gave generously of his time 
and talents to a host of worthy civic organizations and 
initiatives; for a number of years, he chaired the board for AVANCE, 
Inc., and the Bexar County Appraisal Review Board, and he had 
recently founded the African American Concerned Citizens Group; at 
the time of his passing, he was serving as secretary for the 
University Health System Board of Managers and as a member of the 
Humanistic Board for Research and Development at Trinity 
University; and
	WHEREAS, A member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Circle of 
Friends Outer Circle, and many other social organizations, he 
enjoyed reading, bridge, golf, and attending sports activities with 
his grandsons; and
	WHEREAS, Joe Edmonson was a man whose natural leadership 
ability, passion for learning, and positive attitude made a lasting 
impression on all who were fortunate enough to know him, and while 
he will be greatly missed, his memory will live on in the hearts and 
minds of the many people whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be 
it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of 
Joe D. Edmonson, Sr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of 
his family: to his wife, Edith Joy Stubbs Edmonson; to his sons, Joe 
David Edmonson, Jr., and Keith Andre Edmonson; to his grandsons, 
Brandon and Julian Edmonson; to his sisters, Johnettee Edmonson 
Brown, Frances Edmonson Evans, Jane Edmonson Slaughter, Mildred 
Edmonson Armstrong, and Margaret Edmonson McMillan; and to his 
other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Joe D. 
Edmonson, Sr.

                                                                       McClendon


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 174 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on September 25, 2003.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House