79R15044 JHS-D

By:  Homer                                                      H.C.R. No. 189



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, J. E. "Gene" Buster, a former Lamar County 
commissioner, passed away on May 22, 2004, at the age of 75, leaving 
his loved ones many happy memories to cherish from his long and 
productive life; and
	WHEREAS, Born on October 5, 1928, in Woodstown, Oklahoma, Mr. 
Buster graduated from Central High School in Sumner in 1946 and went 
on to earn degrees from Southern Methodist University and Lamar 
Business College; he served in the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1954, 
during which time he married Kikue Mori in Tokyo, Japan; and
	WHEREAS, A dairy farmer and rancher, he owned and operated 
the Buster Dairy Farm from 1956 to 1970 and later operated the 
Country Store at Emberson; throughout his life, he always made time 
to work in behalf of his fellow citizens in a variety of civic 
endeavors; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Buster was the Lamar County commissioner of 
Precinct 3 from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1992 to 1996, and he was 
recognized as a dedicated public servant by his peers in the 
community; he enjoyed membership with the Lamar County Chamber of 
Commerce, the Lamar County Democratic Party, and the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars of the United States and Lamar County, and he also 
served as president of the Mount Tabor Cemetery Association; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman was affiliated with Odd 
Fellows, the Lions Club, the Red River Valley Fair Association, and 
the Lamar Point Volunteer Fire Department; he was also active in the 
Boy Scouts of America, 4-H, the Senior Citizen Board, and Sumner 
United Methodist Church, where he served as a trustee and as a 
member of the Methodist Men of North Lamar Parish; and
	WHEREAS, A loving husband and a devoted father and 
grandfather, Gene Buster was that rare individual who put the needs 
of others above his own personal needs, and although he is dearly 
missed by his family and friends, his spirit lives on through his 
myriad contributions to his community and his fellow citizens; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby pay tribute to the life of J. E. "Gene" Buster and extend 
deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Mori; to 
his sons and daughters-in-law, Russell and Linda Buster and Roy and 
Carol Buster; to his grandchildren, Mori and Jeb Buster; to his 
sisters and brothers-in-law, Helen and Bill Hickman, Janice and Roy 
Winford, and Linda Reynolds; to his brother, Jack Buster; and to the 
many other relatives and friends of this esteemed gentleman; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of 
J. E. "Gene" Buster.