79S31388 MW-D

By:  Dunnam                                                       H.R. No. 448



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of Ethel Lamone Hamilton King 
were deeply saddened by the passing of this extraordinary educator 
and community volunteer on March 22, 2006, at the age of 72; and
	WHEREAS, Born on March 1, 1934, in Waco, Mrs. King attended 
public schools in the Waco area and graduated from A. J. Moore High 
School at the top of her class when she was 15 years old; she 
attended Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, and then transferred 
to Huston-Tillotson College in Austin, where she graduated with 
honors; Mrs. King earned her master's degree in counseling, special 
education, and guidance at Texas Southern University, and she later 
worked toward her Ph.D. in education at East Texas State 
University; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. King applied her education to build a 
successful career that began with teaching nursing and serving as 
dean of women at Paul Quinn College as well as teaching special 
education in the Temple ISD; after transferring to the Waco ISD, 
Mrs. King worked for Barton Springs Elementary School, Sul Ross 
Elementary, and South Waco Junior High School; during the summer 
months she taught reading at Paul Quinn College, which led her to 
become the director of the Right to Read program; and
	WHEREAS, Having accumulated a wealth of education and 
experience, Mrs. King took a position with the Region XII Education 
Service Center, where she was instrumental in promoting and 
implementing the educational guidelines for schools in Central 
Texas; her final workplace was the Mexia ISD, which she ably served 
as an educational diagnostician and supervisor; in this capacity, 
she was influential in the development and socialization of 
special-needs children; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to being a prominent educator, Mrs. King 
was a tireless volunteer for Meals on Wheels, Muscular Dystrophy, 
YWCA, and the Sickle Cell Anemia Association of Central Texas; she 
also selflessly served the New Hope Baptist Church as a member of 
the trustee board and finance committee, member of the adult choir, 
president and treasurer of the Women's Mission Auxiliary, and 
stewardship restoration committee board member; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. King focused her energies and talents to 
benefit Jack and Jill of America, Inc., serving as a national 
nominating committee chairperson, regional secretary–treasurer, 
regional parliamentarian, and regional associate chairperson, and 
working in each office of the local Waco chapter; the first 
chairperson of both the Waco Debutante and Beautillion Society 
Balls, she was a life member and served as lead teen sponsor until 
her passing; considered to be the only member of the national 
organization with consecutive membership for 45 years, Mrs. King 
was named "The Diva" of the South Central Region of Jack and Jill of 
America, Inc.; and
	WHEREAS, She also held memberships in the Gamma Upsilon 
Chapter of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., the Texas 
Educational Diagnosticians' Association, the Texas Southern 
University Alumni Association, the Huston–Tillotson Alumni 
Association, and the A. J. Moore High School Alumni Association;  
and
	WHEREAS, The recipient of myriad accolades, Mrs. King was 
honored by the mayor of Waco for her work with the American 
Revolution Bicentennial Commission of Waco in 1975, and she was 
recognized by the Waco Youth Center for Volunteer Services in 1999; 
and
	WHEREAS, Although she is profoundly missed by her loved ones, 
her spirit will continue to live on in their hearts, and her legacy 
of service will benefit future generations of Texans; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of 
Ethel Lamone Hamilton King and extend sincere sympathy to the 
members of her family:  to her son, Edwin D. King; to her sisters, 
Novella H. Corzine, Cecile H. McQuirter, and Theresa H. Jackson; to 
her foster sister, Ouida Lumpkins; and to her many other relatives 
and friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ethel 
Lamone Hamilton King.