H.R. No. 962



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Dallas community lost a beloved friend with the 
passing of Gerald H. "Jerry" Goldwyn on February 18, 2003, at the 
age of 64; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Goldwyn was born on September 15, 1938, in 
Staten Island, N.Y.; he attended New York University and later 
served in the United States Army until 1960; and
	WHEREAS, A second-generation jeweler, Mr. Goldwyn began his 
noted career at Marchal Jewelers of Fifth Avenue in New York, where 
he rose to the position of president; in 1976, the vagaries of fate 
led Mr. Goldwyn to Eiseman Jewels of Dallas, and his distinguished 
service enabled him to become chief executive officer; and
	WHEREAS, This beloved gentleman was respected nationally and 
internationally for his business acumen and warm, friendly 
disposition; honored by the Couture Jewellery Collection &
Conference, an organization of fine jewelry artisans and retailers, 
Mr. Goldwyn received the group's Human Spirit award, which was 
later renamed the Gerald H. Goldwyn Lifetime Achievement Award in 
his honor; and
	WHEREAS, Needing another outlet for his creative passion, Mr. 
Goldwyn became serious about what had been his photography hobby in 
the mid-1990s and found inspiration in his love of the desert 
Southwest, a prominent theme in his photographs; and
	WHEREAS, The beauty of nature shown by Mr. Goldwyn's 
photography skills was recognized and displayed by national 
publications, including National Geographic, Traveler, and Gourmet
magazines; his artistic accomplishment captured through the camera 
lens was celebrated by an exhibit of photographs featuring all 
aspects of nature at the Dallas Museum of Natural History; and
	WHEREAS, While North Texas has lost a multitalented and 
kindhearted man, Mr. Goldwyn's memory and his record of 
accomplishment will live in perpetuity like the lasting 
photographic impression of a radiant gemstone; now, therefore, be 
it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor the life of Gerald H. "Jerry" Goldwyn and 
extend sincere sympathy to his family: to his wife, Zelda; to his 
daughter Ellen and son-in-law Jaime Zarate; to his son David and 
daughter-in-law Sarah Goldwyn; to his grandchildren, Michael, 
Allison, and Veda; to his brother, Robert; and to his other 
relatives and many beloved 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 Mr. 
Goldwyn.

                                                                          McCall


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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 962 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 23, 2003.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House