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78R3468 JH-D

By:  Campbell                                                     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.