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H.R. No. 78
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may
temper the profound sadness that the passing of Roy Evans, at the
age of 79, brings to all those who loved this good man; and
WHEREAS, A committed civil rights and workers' compensation
advocate, Mr. Evans was an incomparable leader in Texas organized
labor who helped provide a strong voice for many in the Lone Star
State; and
WHEREAS, He dedicated his time and energy to a host of
organizations over the years, including the International Union,
United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of
America (UAW), the Office and Professional Employees International
Union (OPEIU), International Association of Machinist and
Aerospace Workers (IAM), International Union of Electronic,
Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers (IUE), the
Newspaper Guild, and the American Federation of Government
Employees (AFGE); and
WHEREAS, Mr. Evans rose through the ranks by his hard work and
astute leadership to become administrative vice-president of the
CIO, president of a UAW local, and public relations director,
secretary-treasurer, and president of the Texas AFL-CIO, a position
in which he served with distinction from 1971 to 1973; and
WHEREAS, Among the many accomplishments realized during his
exceptional career, Mr. Evans served as a labor negotiator during
talks over workers' compensation reform, on the Industrial Accident
Board, as the first president of the Texas Labor Movement
Foundation, and as a workers' compensation advisor and liaison for
the U.S. Department of Labor; he was duly recognized for his
significant efforts in 2000, when he was inducted into the Texas
Labor Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Roy Evans was a man of great vision who dedicated
much of his life to improving the working conditions of countless
Texans; though his special presence will be missed by all who knew
him, his spirit will surely live on in the hearts of the many people
whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Roy Evans and extend
sincere sympathy to all those who mourn the passing of this
extraordinary man; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Roy
Evans.
Hodge
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Dukes King of Parker Talton
Dunnam King of Zavala Taylor
Dutton Kolkhorst Thompson
Edwards Krusee Truitt
Eiland Kuempel Turner
Eissler Laney Uresti
Elkins Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Escobar Leibowitz Veasey
Farabee Luna Villarreal
Farrar Madden Vo
Flores Martinez West
Flynn Martinez Fischer Wong
Frost McCall Woolley
Gallego McClendon Zedler
Gattis McReynolds
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 78 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on January 25, 2005.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House