78R12165 JH-D

By:  Hodge                                                        H.R. No. 776



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of Bryan lost a beloved neighbor and 
friend with the passing of William J. "Fuzzy" Douglas, Jr., on April 
2, 2003, at the age of 92; and
	WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Douglas was born in Trinity on 
March 5, 1911; he moved to Bryan in 1928 to attend Texas A&M 
University, from which he graduated in 1932; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman served in the United States 
Army Air Corps during World War II; when he returned from service, 
he established W. J. Douglas, Jr., Insurance Agency and went on to 
serve on the board of General Security Life Insurance Company and 
retire from a successful career that spanned 35 years in the 
insurance industry; and
	WHEREAS, Chairman of the Bryan Housing Authority Board for 40 
years, Mr. Douglas was involved in a number of noteworthy 
organizations, including the A&M Century Club, Joe Werner Lodge No. 
553, the Houston Scottish Rite Bodies, Arabian Shrine, and the 
Brazos Valley Shrine Club; he was also a member of First United 
Methodist Church, where he participated in the businessmen's Bible 
class; and
	WHEREAS, William Douglas was a man of integrity, compassion, 
and strong faith, and while he will be greatly missed, his memory 
will live 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 William J. "Fuzzy" 
Douglas, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his 
family: to his wife of 55 years, Doris Lee House Boriskie Douglas; 
to his son and daughter-in-law, William J. "Jack" Douglas III and 
Linda Douglas; to his daughter-in-law, Sue Boriskie; to his 
grandchildren and their spouses, William J. "Will" Douglas IV, 
Shauna Lynn Douglas, Jacklyn Lee Douglas, Benjamin Allen "Ben" 
Douglas, Doris and Paul Chmelar, Susan Denise Boriskie, Marcie 
Leigh and Will Thompson, Mike and Christina McCoy, and Darrel Wayne 
and Karyn McCoy; to his great-grandchildren, Christopher Chmelar, 
Andrew Murphy, Ryan McCoy, Ian Thompson, Taylor Navarro, and London 
McCoy; 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 William J. 
"Fuzzy" Douglas, Jr.