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                                                                  H.R. No. 218



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of J. Harold Brooks were 
deeply saddened when this distinguished son of Houston passed away 
on February 24, 2004, at the age of 63; and
	WHEREAS, Born on August 10, 1940, Mr. Brooks was raised in 
Houston's Fifth Ward and graduated from Phillis Wheatley Senior 
High School in 1958; a gentleman of outstanding intellect, he 
received a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Texas Southern 
University before earning a bachelor of law degree from Texas 
Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law, where he 
ranked first in his class and brought great acclaim to the 
university after achieving the highest score on the bar examination 
of the State Bar of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Brooks's strong social conscience led him to 
participate in the numerous sit-ins that ultimately resulted in the 
integration of the Foley's lunch counter in Houston; in addition, 
he took part in the historic March on Washington in 1963; and
	WHEREAS, A talented attorney who lived through a turbulent 
era of American history, Mr. Brooks retired to Oakland, California, 
after an exemplary 30-year career with the federal government in 
New York City; his efforts in support of civil rights made him a 
source of tremendous pride for everyone in the Fifth Ward, and his 
memory will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislative, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of 
J. Harold Brooks and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his 
family:  to his daughters, Shelly, Kelly, and Lesley; to his former 
wife, Iris; to his brothers, Jerome and A. J.; to his sisters, 
Janice, Evelyn, Silvia, and Joyce; to his nieces, Stephanie and 
Tamara; to his nephews, Alvin and Damani; 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 J. Harold 
Brooks.

                                                                          Dutton


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 218 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 17, 2004.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House