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H.R. No. 611
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The passing of Joseph (Jose) Lord Tweedy, Jr., on
December 22, 2002, at the age of 83, brought a great loss to the
family and friends of this esteemed gentleman; and
WHEREAS, Born to Jose and Eva Browne Tweedy on March 29, 1919,
in Plainfield, New Jersey, Mr. Tweedy spent his formative years on
the family farm at Knickerbocker near San Angelo; he attended San
Angelo schools before being accepted to Phillips Exeter Academy,
and he went on to attend Yale University; and
WHEREAS, After his father's death, Mr. Tweedy and his
cousins, Andrew M. Tweedy, Jr., and Lawrence L. Tweedy, Jr.,
accepted the responsibilities of managing the family farm; in 1942,
he again followed in his father's footsteps by joining the U.S.
military, and he eventually flew 35 missions over Germany as a B-24
pilot; and
WHEREAS, At the conclusion of World War II, Mr. Tweedy
returned to the Lone Star State and earned a degree in accounting
from The University of Texas; he joined the accounting department
of Lone Star Steel and put his skills as a certified public
accountant to good use for a number of years; and
WHEREAS, An active member of his community, Mr. Tweedy was a
member and treasurer of the Tom Green County Historical Commission
and served on the Knickerbocker Community Center's board of
directors; he was recently elected program chairman for the Tom
Green Historical Society and was a longtime member of Emmanuel
Episcopal Church; and
WHEREAS, Although his passing has left a void in the lives of
the many people who were privileged to know this remarkable man, his
spirit will live on in their hearts and minds, and his legacy of
good works will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Joseph (Jose) Lord
Tweedy, Jr., and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his
family: to his wife, Harriett Monroe Tweedy; to his stepchildren,
Dr. R. Scott Jones and his wife, Carol; Leslie Wilkinson and her
husband, Steve; and Debbie Newlin and her husband, Billy; to his
sisters, Katharine Waring and Anne Ardery and her husband, Philip;
to his nieces, nephews, and cousins; 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 Joseph
(Jose) Lord Tweedy, Jr.
Campbell
Craddick Giddings Merritt
Allen Goodman Miller
Alonzo Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Bailey Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Baxter Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Guillen Mowery
Bohac Gutierrez Naishtat
Bonnen Haggerty Nixon
Branch Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Kaufman Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Brazos Hardcastle Olivo
Burnam Harper-Brown Paxton
Callegari Hartnett Pena
Campbell Heflin Phillips
Canales Hegar Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Casteel Hill Puente
Castro Hochberg Quintanilla
Chavez Hodge Raymond
Chisum Homer Reyna
Christian Hope Riddle
Coleman Hopson Ritter
Cook of Navarro Howard Rodriguez
Cook of Colorado Hughes Rose
Corte Hunter Seaman
Crabb Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Crownover Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Solis
Dawson Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Keel Stick
Denny Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Deshotel Keffer of Eastland Talton
Driver King Taylor
Dukes Kolkhorst Telford
Dunnam Krusee Thompson
Dutton Kuempel Truitt
Edwards Laney Turner
Eiland Laubenberg Uresti
Eissler Lewis Van Arsdale
Elkins Luna Villarreal
Ellis Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
Geren Mercer
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 611 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 15, 2003.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House