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H.R. No. 54
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of San Angelo lost an esteemed businessman
and community leader with the passing of the Reverend Quinton H.
Blackmon on October 31, 2002; and
WHEREAS, An Arkansas native, Reverend Blackmon was born in
Morrillton on March 24, 1932, and after receiving his early
education in the state's public school system, he went on to attend
Morris Booker College in Dermott, Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, In 1952, he enlisted in the United States Air Force
and completed tours of duty in Korea, Japan, Germany, and across the
U.S. before retiring from Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo in
1973; and
WHEREAS, On completing his military service, Reverend
Blackmon earned his teacher's certification from Southwest Texas
State University and took a position as an educator at Central High
School, retiring from San Angelo Independent School District in
1996; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Blackmon was a successful business owner
for more than three decades as well as a widely respected minister;
he was ordained in 1978 and held pastoral positions at St. Luke
Baptist Church in Eldorado and the 17th Street Independent
Methodist Episcopal Church before founding Greater San Angelo
Independent Methodist Episcopal Church, where he ministered for 12
years; and
WHEREAS, Quinton Blackmon was a man of integrity, dedication,
and strong faith, and while he is greatly missed, his spirit lives
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 hereby pay tribute to the life of Quinton H. Blackmon
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
wife of 46 years, Hazel L. Blackmon; to his children, Gwendolyn
Henderson, Quinton H. Blackmon, Jr., Michael Blackmon, Marsha
Blackmon-Ekeh, Stacey Blackmon, and Frederick Blackmon; to his four
sisters and three brothers; to his 12 grandchildren; to his
surrogate son, Fredd Adams; and to his other relatives and many
friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of the
Reverend Quinton H. Blackmon.
Campbell
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 54 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on April 24, 2003.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House