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                                                                  H.R. No. 474



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The passing of J. Y. Little of Abilene on May 4, 
2002, brought a great loss to the family and many friends of this 
beloved gentleman; and
	WHEREAS, A lifelong Texan, he was born in Wilmer on March 8, 
1904, to proud parents Judge Carson and Ella Little; and
	WHEREAS, In 1925, Mr. Little married Ora Carpenter, who 
passed away in 1928; two years later, he married Alyeene Ault of 
Weslaco and the couple shared 60 years together before her passing; 
and
	WHEREAS, In November 1992, Mr. Little married Mattie Rhoden, 
and she survives him; and
	WHEREAS, He moved to Kerrville in 1927 and began working for 
the C. C. Butt Grocery Company, which would later become the H-E-B 
Grocery Company; he retired as a store manager in 1969 but continued 
to work with H-E-B as manager of the H-E-B Lodge in Kerrville until 
he retired again, having served 55 years with H-E-B and holding the 
record as the employee with the most years of service with the 
company; and
	WHEREAS, A man of faith, Mr. Little was ordained as a deacon 
at the First Baptist Church of Weslaco in 1930 and served in this 
capacity at other churches in towns where he and his family lived; 
he also helped to establish the Trinity Baptist Church; and
	WHEREAS, A number of groups benefitted from his 
participation, and they in turn enriched his life; an active member 
of the Kiwanis Club, he was also a Mason, a 32nd Degree Scottish 
Rite, Knight Templar, and a Shriner; and
	WHEREAS, Dedicated to his family, faith, and community, J. Y. 
Little will long be missed, but his memory lives on in the hearts of 
the many people whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor the life of J. Y. Little of Kerrville and 
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, 
Mattie Rhoden Little; to his daughters, Mary Nell Froelich and 
husband Jim, and Patsy Stephenson; to his sister, Mamie Dee Ault; to 
his sisters-in-law Helen Ault and Dot Boothe; to his grandchildren, 
Kay and David Taft, Carol and Dick Davis, Jamie and Steve Stokes, 
Danny Stephenson, David and Kayla Stephenson, and Donna and David 
Kilgo; and to his many other relatives and 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. Y. 
Little.

                                                                      Hilderbran


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 474 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on April 10, 2003.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House