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79S31713 MDM-D

By:  Dutton                                                       H.R. No. 522



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of Horace Williams III of 
Houston, who died on April 11, 2006, at the age of 64, may take 
comfort in memories of the many happy times they shared with this 
kindhearted Texan; and
	WHEREAS, Born in the Bayou City on June 7, 1941, Mr. Williams 
attended Booker T. Washington High School, Tonkawa College, and Lee 
College; and
	WHEREAS, He was employed with NASA and Lockheed Martin, and 
he became the first African American assistant general manager of 
Houston's Metropolitan Transit Authority, from which he retired to 
focus his energies on his barbeque restaurant; and
	WHEREAS, Married to JoAnn Perry for 42 years, Mr. Williams 
took great pride in his three children, nine grandchildren, and six 
great-grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, This loving father and doting grandfather was a 
member of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church and was active with the Boy 
Scouts of America and with many local and national governing 
boards; he was a founder of the Council for Entrepreneurship at 
Texas Southern University and was a former chair of the minority 
affairs committee for APTA; and
	WHEREAS, Horace Williams contributed to his community 
through a lifetime of purposeful endeavor, and his generosity and 
fun-loving nature will be remembered by all those who shared in his 
love and friendship; 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 
Horace Williams III and extend sincere sympathy to the members of 
his family: to his children, Horace Williams IV, Reginald K. 
Williams and his wife, Rhonda, and Elizabeth Raymond and her 
husband, Albert; to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; to 
his stepfather, Charlie Lee, and his wife, Debbie; to his 
stepbrother, Nathaniel Baker; and to his many other relatives and 
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 Horace 
Williams III.