79S31699 JTR-D

By:  Nixon                                                        H.R. No. 468



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Hershell H. Nixon of Houston has distinguished 
himself as a man of science, a respected author of both fiction and 
nonfiction, and a loving husband, father, and grandfather, and it 
is indeed fitting to recognize his many accomplishments; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Duncan, Oklahoma, Mr. Nixon was born on 
August 4, 1923, the fourth of six children; and
	WHEREAS, He served in the U.S. Navy as a quartermaster on the 
USS Iowa, the USS Pokomoke, and the USS Topeka; and
	WHEREAS, Two days after his 26th birthday, he married Joan 
Lowery, and the couple moved to Texas, where they enjoyed a union 
that was blessed with a large and loving family that eventually grew 
to include their children, Kathleen Marie Brush, Maureen Louise 
Quinlan, Joseph Michael Nixon, and Eileen Marie McGowan, and their 
grandchildren, Melia Brush, Nicole Brush, Veronica Brush, Brian 
Quinlan, Michael Quinlan, Sean Quinlan, Andrew Quinlan, Bridget 
Quinlan, Timothy Quinlan, Nicholas Nixon, Stewart Nixon, Matthew 
Nixon, and Katherine Joan McGowan; and
	WHEREAS, A geologist, Mr. Nixon was trained at the University 
of Southern California and worked in this demanding field for four 
decades; and
	WHEREAS, Like his wife, an award-winning novelist, Mr. Nixon 
is a talented writer, and with her he authored five children's books 
on earth science; and
	WHEREAS, At the age of 80, Mr. Nixon broke new artistic ground 
for himself with the publication of a novel, The Long Way West, for 
which he won the Western Heritage Award from the Western Writers of 
America and was inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Nixon's own story is that of a life well lived, 
and as its happy protagonist he may rightly take pride and 
satisfaction in his many and varied achievements; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Hershell H. Nixon and 
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be 
it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Nixon as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.