79R17547 MAM-D

By:  Homer                                                      H.C.R. No. 205



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The citizens of Sulphur Springs suffered an 
immeasurable loss with the deaths of two beloved residents of the 
community, Trooper Stanley Wayne Avery and his son, Jacob Wayne 
"Jake" Avery, on June 13, 2004; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Paris, Stanley Avery was born on August 
30, 1966, to Clifton and Doris Armstrong Avery; he married Tenny 
Gwen Turner on March 14, 1992, and became the proud father of three 
children, Jake, Jaleigh, and Allie; he served as a Texas state 
trooper in the license and weight department and was a member of the 
Texas State Troopers Association and Central Baptist Church; for 
six years, he also coached his son's Dixie Little League baseball 
team; and
	WHEREAS, Born on May 14, 1993, Jake Avery was a five-year 
baseball All-Star member and played on the state championship team 
in 2001; he attended Douglas Intermediate School, and he received a 
perfect attendance certificate from first through fifth grades and 
placed fourth in the fifth-grade spelling bee; as a member of 
Central Baptist Church, he completed three Awana programs; and
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of Stanley and Jake Avery may 
take comfort in memories of many joyful moments spent together; a 
cherished father and son of Sulphur Springs, they are dearly missed 
by all those who were privileged to know and love them; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby pay tribute to the lives of Stanley and Jake Avery and extend 
deepest sympathy to their loved ones: Tenny Avery, Jaleigh Grace 
and Allie Delaine Avery, Clifton and Doris Avery, Grace Avery, Gary 
and Sandra Turner, Stacy Avery, Tammy and Bill Crook, and Candy and 
Jeff Williamson; and to their other relatives and many friends; 
and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for their family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of 
Stanley and Jake Avery.