H.R. No. 884



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of Katy lost a beloved neighbor and friend 
with the passing of Jim Di Iorio on March 29, 2003, at the age of 89; 
and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Di Iorio was born in Hempstead on January 24, 
1914, and graduated from Hempstead High School, where he was on the 
school's first football team, which is remembered for losing a game 
by the score of 106 to 6; despite this association, he attended Sam 
Houston State Teachers College on a football scholarship and earned 
degrees in math and physical education; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan began his career as a teacher 
and football coach at the School for the Deaf in Austin; he was in 
the reserves at the beginning of World War II and left his teaching 
post to serve some five years in the United States Army; he landed 
on Normandy beach the day after D-Day; and
	WHEREAS, Upon his return from military service, Mr. Di Iorio 
joined the staff of Humble Oil and Refinery in Katy, where he worked 
for 34 years as a lab chemist; and
	WHEREAS, An avid duck and goose hunter, Mr. Di Iorio gave 
generously of his time and talents in behalf of the Boy and Girl 
Scouts and Katy Christian Ministries food pantry; he was a founding 
member of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Katy and the first post 
commander for the Floyd E. Breedlove VFW Post No. 9182; and
	WHEREAS, Jim Di Iorio was a man of integrity, dedication, 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 Jim Di Iorio and 
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife of 
nearly 55 years, Margaret; to his son, Dr. Pat Di Iorio and his 
wife, Beth; to his grandchildren, Lauren Fenhaus and her husband, 
Joshua, Louis Landry and his wife, Andrea, Rick Landry and his wife, 
Christie, and Nicholas Di Iorio; to his sister, Pauline Younger; to 
his sister-in-law, Margerite Di Iorio; 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 Jim Di 
Iorio.

                                                                       Callegari


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 884 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 23, 2003.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House